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It only takes one conversation with first-year LSU coach Les Miles to know what he's made of. Deeply committed to his family and driven to winning big on the football field, Miles brings a philosophy to LSU that focuses on his players having success in all areas of life. Under the Miles Plan, his players will leave LSU with a degree in one hand and a championship ring on another. Miles, the 2002 Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year and the only coach to beat national powerhouse Oklahoma twice in the past four years, brings to Baton Rouge a contagious enthusiasm and a passion- ate spirit for the game that has already grabbed the attention of his players and those who support the program. In addition, he's a proven recruiter who has a keen eye for assessing talent as well as character, all attributes that make Miles the perfect fit for LSU.

1974-75 1980-81 1982-86 Les Miles letters two years Miles begins his coaching Miles serves on Bill at the University of career for his former McCartney’s Colorado staff 1987-94 Michigan. During those two coach, Bo Schembechler, at for five seasons, earning Miles returns to his alma mater for the next eight seasons. seasons, Michigan was a Michigan. The Wolverines berths to the Freedom and Michigan won 71 games during that span, made eight- combined 18-3-2 and partici- post a 19-5 record with a Bluebonnet Bowls in 1985 straight bowl appearances, including four Rose Bowl trips. pated in both the Rose and Big 10 title during his two- and 1986. During the eight years, Miles coaches 10 All-Americans and Orange Bowls. year stint. 12 NFL draftees.

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The Miles Plan Academics A Must Excellence On The Field The Complete Package The goal is to run the finest A football coach has to under- It's the goal of this program to I realized that when I looked at football program in the country stand it's academics first and win in the grandest fashion and LSU from afar they had every- where our players can have an you'll find that in me as well. We to compete for championships thing. I want the opportunity to experience that is second to have the finest academic center each year. step alongside a great team, at a none. for student-athletes that I've great school and be a part of ever seen right here on our extending a very competitive campus. It's a magnificent place tradition. that will serve as the corner- stone for the success of this program.

1995-97 Spends three seasons at Oklahoma State as the offensive coordinator for head coach Bob Simmons. The 1997 season saw the Cowboys go 8-4 with a trip to the Alamo Bowl, the school’s first bowl appearance since 1988.

1998-2000 2001-04 Miles is the tight ends coach Takes over as head coach of the for the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys Oklahoma State program. Guides the for head coaches Chan Gailey Cowboys to three straight bowl and Dave Campo. The games, including a victory in the 2005 Cowboys win the division title 2002 Houston Bowl. On Jan. 3, 2005, Les Miles is named the 32nd head coach in LSU Football history. in 1998.

2005 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 17 Championship Football

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Nick Saban hoists the 2003 ADT National Championship Trophy after defeating Oklahoma 21-14 in the Sugar Bowl.

CHAMPIONSHIPSCHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES

SEC Champions SEC West Champions 2003 • 2001 • 1988 • 1986 2003 • 2002 • 2001 1970 • 1961 • 1958 • 1936 • 1935 1997 • 1986 National Champions 2003 • 1958

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INTRO 259 Academic All-SEC honors THIS IS LSU TIGERS

185 First-Team All-SEC selections COACHES 61 All-America honors REVIEW HISTORY 36 Bowl Games LSU 25 NFL first round draft picks 24 Academic All-America selections 17 Bowl Victories 10 College Football Hall of Famers 9 SEC Championships 5 SEC West Championships 3 Pro Football Hall of Famers 2 National Championships

Heisman Trophy Billy Cannon • 1959

THEFOOTBALL TROPHIES HARDWARE

National Coach of the Year Biletnikoff Award Rimington Award Nick Saban • 2003 Josh Reed • 2001 Ben Wilkerson • 2004 Jerry Stovall • 1982 Charles McClendon • 1970 Paul Dietzel • 1958

2005 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 19 Academic Success

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REVIEW is an adequate academic facility and capable staff to HISTORY Cfurther the athlete’s progress. The Cox LSU Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes is responsible for overseeing the educational development and progress toward graduation for all student-athletes. The staff acts as a liaison between the student-athlete and the academic communities and insures that student-athletes comply with academic rules established by the University, NCAA and Southeastern Conference. The staff also coordinates academic programs designed to assist student-athletes in University Medalist Offensive lineman Rudy Niswanger acquiring a quality education. completed his degree in kinesiology in the spring of 2005 with a perfect 4.0 GPA, earning him summa cum laude and University Medalist honors.

The Goal The Responsibility For each student-athlete to reach and receive the To oversee the educational development and progress highest-quality education and degree. toward graduation for all student-athletes.

Tutoring Career Counseling Comply with academic Time Management Study Skills and Development rules established by LSU, the NCAA and SEC ACADEMICACADEMIC STAFF SUPPORT STAFF

Dr. Roger Grooters Ted White Jim Rost Dr. Mary Boudreaux Tim Boyle Rachel Lassiter Executive Director Director Associate Director Associate Director Associate Director Coordinator

Tommy Powell Gwendolyn Clark Dr. Tommy Karam Jeanne Hieronimus Technology Specialist Educational Support Director/Communications Lab Learning Specialist

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LSU FOOTBALL GRADUATES SINCE 2000 INTRO THIS IS LSU

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WINTER 2000 SUMMER 2001 SUMMER 2001 Bradie James SPRING 2004 SUMMER 2004 SPRING 2005 REVIEW Kareem Mitchell Michael Lillie Charles Thomas * Elice Parker Thomas Barrett Dorsett Buckels Jimmy Courtenay HISTORY Louis Williams Robert Royal Rodney Reed Jeremy Burnham Eric Edwards Barrett Dupuy WINTER 2002 Marcus Whitty Ross Cockrell Jason Ledoux Derek Hinds LSU SPRING 2001 SPRING 2002 Tommy Banks Eric Edwards Korey Wales * Brandon Hurley Muskingum Barnes Trev Faulk Willie Harvey WINTER 2003 Randall Gay Coresy Webster Rudy Niswanger John Compton Jarvis Green Solomon Lee John Corbello Brandon Nowlin Bryce Wyatt Demetri Robinson Joe Domingeaux Melvin Hill * Chad Lewis Byron Dawson Rodney Reed * Chuck Wiley * Jason Green Kris Kessler Jerel Myers Thomas Dunson Jonathan Shensky WINTER 2004 Ben Wilkerson Kyle Kipps Ryan Miles Jeremy Shealy Michael Dupuis. Kyle Thompson Harold Bicknell Oliver Smith Walter Moreham Joe Wesley Donnie Jones Torran Williams Ryan Clark Charles Thomas Tony Vastola Matt Mauck Bryce Wyatt Cedric Donaldson * denotes postgraduate Roger Williams Bob Wynne SPRING 2003 Rob Sale Wendell York * Ryan O’Neal degree Wendell York Jimmy Courtenay Marcus Randall John Young Alonzo Diodene Jarvus Ryes HONOR2004 SEC ACADEMIC ROLL HONOR ROLL SCHOLAR-ATHLETESNATIONAL SCHOLAR-ATHLETES

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5 9 LSU has produced six recipients of the National 0 Football Foundation and College Football Hall of 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Fame National Scholar-Athlete award, including two in the past five seasons. The Tigers have also had three Academic All-America selections in the past The number of football student-athletes to earn Academic All-SEC honors (3.0 GPA or better) has drastically improved since the opening of the Cox two seasons, including Rudy Niswanger in 2004. Communication Academic Center for Student-Athletes in the Fall of 2002. Since 2002 a total of 58 earned Academic All-SEC honors, including a Scholar-Athletes school record 25 players in 2003. 1978 - Robert Dugas 2002 - Bradie James (below) STUDENT ATHLETE CLASS MAJOR 1987 - Nacho Albergamo 2003 - Rodney Reed (above) Harold Bicknell Sr. General Studies 1990 - Sol Graves Andre' Boagni Jr. Construction Management 1997 - Chad Kessler Terrell Clayton So. General Business Joshua Dicharry Jr. Management Peter Dyakowski Jr. History Ryan Gaudet Jr. Management Gregory Hercules Sr. Chemical Engineering Shawn Jordan So. Undeclared LaRon Landry So. Undeclared Rudy Niswanger Sr. Kinesiology Gant Petty Sr. Biological Sciences Justin Vincent So. Communication Studies Brian West So. Undeclared Garett Wibel Jr. General Studies Ryan Willis Jr. Kinesiology Andrew Wright So. Biological Sciences Keith Zinger So. Undeclared

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Amenities aramount to the success of the “student” half of the 454,000 square feet of working term student-athlete is providing LSU athletes with space Pthe best possible resources to excel in the 475 computer workstations

414 private computer rooms in classroom. For more than 20 years, the LSU Academic a state-of-the-art computer lab Center for Student-Athletes has helped to build well-

4Additional study rooms and rounded student-athletes. But as times change and classrooms for private or group study technology advances, the need for further improvements

4Electronic scheduling of tutoring sessions still exists. As a result, the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes opened its doors in November 4A 1,000-seat auditorium for classes and lectures of 2002. A $15 million renovation to the Gym Armory not only made it among the nation’s premier centers, but put it at the forefront. Improvements to the existing center give LSU student-athletes the best opportunity for success by providing access to the latest technology, as well as an array of expanded services.

FACILITY BUILT BY THE TIGER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

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Bo Campbell Auditorium The 1,000-seat auditorium is used through the year as a classroom and lecture hall. Each seat in the auditorium has space for a laptop and a modem hookup, providing each student unlimited learning Computer Stations opportunities. The auditorium also contains a movie theatre size screen to aid professors with lectures and classroom activities. Throughout the Academic Center are 75 computer stations, providing student- athletes with a quiet working environment for research, writing and studying. Study Area Included in the The Library 54,000 square feet The library provides of the Academic a perfect setting Center are individual for individual study, study areas as well or with a tutor as as 14 private com- group. puter rooms for student-athletes to work one-on-one with tutors or by themselves. COMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS LAB LAB

long with the success of the LSU Football team, comes a great deal A of media attention and Dr. Tommy Karam, the Director of the Communications Lab, uses his lab, located on the fourth floor of the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes, to work with LSU student-athletes on their interactions with the media and interview skills. Karam’s lab is a mock press conference setting to get the student-athletes used to handling themselves in front of both print and electronic media. He video tapes the mock interview session and reviews it with the student-ath- Lights, Camera, Answer lete to help them become more comfortable Dr. Karam uses his studio to prepare LSU’s in an interview setting. Karam also helps the student-athletes to interact with all phas- LSU Football players get prepared for the es of local and national media by working one-on-one in a press conference setting. NFL Combine by working closely with those The Communications Lab includes a work- players on the interview process. ing camera for Karam to review the session with the student-athletes.

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ouisiana State University and Agricultural & LSU Facts Location: Baton Rouge, La. Mechanical College has, throughout its 144-year Founded: January 2, 1860 Lhistory, served the people of Louisiana, Enrollment: 31,234 President: Dr. William Jenkins the region, the nation, and the world. LSU is Major Fields for Bachelor’s Degrees: 72 Major Fields for Master’s Degrees: 72 creating a revolution, one of pervasive change Major Fields for Doctoral Degrees: 54 and advancement. For the past five years, the focus of the LSU community has been an increased commitment to excellence. Our progress has been dramatic and shows no sign of stopping. Having witnessed many of yesterday's possibilities become today's tangible realities, the LSU community set forth to capitalize on its success. The goal was to improve our standing as a nationally competitive flagship university. Following intense discussions among the LSU Board of Supervisors, campus administrators, faculty, and student leaders, the objectives required to reach this status crystal- lized, providing the impetus for LSU's National Flagship Agenda.

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DIVERSITY INTRO THIS IS LSU “The Most Diverse TIGERS school in the nation. ” COACHES “LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HAS A REVIEW Newsweek magazine named HISTORY Louisiana State University the “Most Diverse” school in the TRADITION OF GRATITUDE EXPRESSED IN LSU nation in the Sept. 3, 2003 issue. The enrollment consists of 24 percent minority students. SERVICE TO COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY.”

President George W. Bush 2004 LSU SPRING COMMENCEMENT

Strong supporters of education institution opened January 2, 1860. When and International Programs. throughout the state have provided the Civil War began, the school’s first The primary mission of the LSU resources for a variety of innovative proj- superintendent, William Tecumseh Agricultural Center is to conduct research ects that are attracting world-class Sherman, resigned to assume a command in agricultural and natural resource researchers and their expertise to LSU. in the Union Army. The seminary development and to provide off-campus The National Flagship Agenda is working reopened in 1869, but was soon destroyed extension education that disseminates to improve the standing of the University, by fire. The institution moved to Baton technological, economic, and as well as strengthen its position as an Rouge, opening on Nov. 1, 1869. management information to Louisiana economic engine for the state of In 1870, the Seminary was renamed residents. Louisiana. As a result, the University com- Louisiana State University. In 1874, under In 1977, the Paul M. Hebert Law munity is even more determined to the United States Morrill Act, the Center, established as the LSU Law achieve excellence at every level. Louisiana State Agricultural & Mechanical School in 1906, was made an autonomous LSU remains firmly focused on College was established in New Orleans. division of the LSU System. The Law attaining national flagship status by 2010, The two institutions were merged by the Center provides legal education the University's 150th anniversary. The Legislature in 1877 to become Louisiana characterized by an unyielding demand resolve of the LSU community and the State University and Agricultural & for academic excellence. Its unique support of the state make these goals Mechanical College. curriculum, based on civil law as well as attainable. And, if the last five years are Construction on the present campus substantial elements of common law, any indication of success, the next phase began in 1922 and the first classes were provides law graduates with of this agenda will guarantee LSU's place held in 1926. LSU experienced major qualifications and training for not one, in the arena of national prominence. growth in the 1930s and 1940s, expanding but two legal systems. The Hebert Law Because of its designation as a its student body, curricula, and services. Center holds membership in the doctoral/research university by the During the 1960s, the University began to Association of Law Schools and is on the Carnegie Foundation, LSU ranks in the place increasing emphasis on research. approved list of the American Bar top 2 percent of the nation’s colleges and Recognizing the importance and Association. universities. This designation is shared by extent of statewide agricultural activities LSU, located on more than 2,000 only 59 public and 29 private universities of units in the LSU System, the LSU Board acres in the southern part of Baton across the nation. LSU is also one of only of Supervisors established the Center for Rouge, Louisiana, is bordered on the west 25 universities nationwide designated as Agricultural Sciences & Rural by the Mississippi River. The University’s both a land-grant and sea-grant college. Development in 1972. This unit was more than 250 principal buildings are History and tradition began with renamed the LSU Agricultural Center in grouped on a 650-acre plateau that LSU’s founding in 1853 by the General 1982. Components of the LSU constitutes the main part of the campus. Assembly of Louisiana as the Louisiana Agricultural Center include the Louisiana LSU and A&M College is accredited State Seminary of Learning and Military Agricultural Experiment Station, the by the Southern Association of Colleges Academy near Pineville, Louisiana. The Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service and Schools.

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Amenities SU has 18 residence halls with 4Dining Halls architectural styles ranging L 4Weekly Housekeeping from a Renaissance style typi- 4Cable Television

cal of the older core of the campus to 4High-Speed Internet

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4Facility Repairs Campus and West Campus apartments, a 4Security co-ed dormitory that includes furnished 4Telephone Services rooms with connecting suites and e-mail 4Furnished

workstations in the lobby, all within a 4Washer/Dryer

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WHY LSU? INTRO THIS IS LSU WHY LSU? TIGERS “It was really quite an honor to be “I had a lot of choices coming out of “As far back as I can remember (rid- “I was basically an in-state guy and COACHES able to play for LSU. Being from high school, but when I visited LSU it ing bicycles, playing little league had always thought about going to REVIEW Lockport, everybody down there is a was different. It felt like a family with baseball), I have literally bled purple LSU for football and to get a good HISTORY big LSU fan. Once I graduated from the coaches and the players. LSU was and gold. It never crossed my mind education. I made a lot of visits to high school and had to make the the best place for me to go. It had that there was anywhere else to go different schools in my selection LSU decision where I was going to play, everything I wanted, both football other than LSU. The experiences and process, but everything always point- LSU was the obvious choice because and academically. The atmosphere relationships that I developed at LSU ed toward LSU. My heart and my fam- I had grown up an LSU fan and it was and the coaches made me feel very have been an integral part of my life. ily guided me in that direction not a place where my family could comfortable around them as well as No other colleges existed in my mind. just for the athletics, but for the aca- watch me play. LSU really helped me the academic people and everybody I am fortunate to have attended a demics as well. From top to bottom grow both as a player and a person. involved with the program. I was place that I considered a dream and LSU has good people from the coach- I have nothing but fond memories of from down the road in Louisiana and look forward to my association with es on down the line.” the place.” could have gone anywhere to school, the University until the day I die.” but I chose to stay close to home.”

Tommy Hodson Jarvis Green David Toms Bradie James Quarterback (1986-89) Defensive End (1998-01) 2001 PGA Champion Linebacker (1999-2002) All-SEC New England Patriots member and LSU Graduate Dallas Cowboys member

Program Goals Educational programs for the African-American Cultural Center are the heart of the center. The scope of these programs fall into the following four categories:

4historical/political 4artistic 4informal student advising 4community outreach Benefits By creating and funding the African- American Cultural Center, the AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER University community benefits in the CULTURAL CENTER following areas: 4retention of African-American LSU students he African-American Cultural Center provides a multifaceted 4attract qualified African-American student applicants to LSU approach to working with all students at LSU. It offers 4educate the student body and the community about African- Topportunities for people to learn about the contributions of American culture 4increase racial and cultural African-American men and women in the areas of literature, science awareness of students, faculty and staff 4assist with the recruitment and and the humanities. In addition, opportunities for the University retention of African-American faculty and staff community to have greater exposure to art exhibits, dance troupes,

theatre, poetry readings and educational programs are provided.

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Giving Back

Steve Mares collected INTRO clothing for victims of Community Outreach THIS IS LSU catastrophic flooding in The Community Service TIGERS northern Mexico in 2004. aspect does not only serve to enhance a student-athletes col- COACHES lege experience, but also serves to REVIEW expand character. Players not only HISTORY gain a strong sense of self-worth, but also experiences personal sat- LSU isfaction and growth from volun- teering and community service activities. More importantly are the benefits that the community receives. It enables the community to gain an enormous advantage in feeling that they have a "partner- ship" with LSU student-athletes. LSU student-athletes partici- pate in a variety of community service projects including reading in schools, nursing home visits, hospital pediatric ward visits, speaking engagements and more in East Baton Rouge Parish. COMMUNITY SERVICE

In the Community Skyler Green (left) reads to children at a local Baton Rouge school, while Peter Dyakowski (bottom left) enjoys his time with area children on a slide and Rudy Niswanger (right) spends some time with a young child at a local hospital.

Shaquille O’Neal CHAMPS/Life Skills

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY SERVICE The CHAMPS/Life Skills How Can CHAMPS Help? program was developed By focusing on "real life" skills and personal devel- by the NCAA to help opment, the CHAMPS Program not only assists the prepare student- student-athletes with meeting daily challenges, but athletes for the also enhances student-athlete's growth in their col- challenges of life lege years and beyond. beyond the playing field. Through workshops, service projects, and social events, CHAMPS, CHAMPS at LSU an acronym for Challenging Athletes Minds The CHAMPS/Life Skills program at LSU is operated out of the Academic Center for Athletes, and the Mike Mallet Jennifer Board for Personal Success, brings LSU student- focus of the program is on five commitments viewed Director for the Assistant Director for the athletes information that will prepare them as critical to personal growth. CHAMPS/Life Skills program CHAMPS/Life Skills program for the biggest game of all - the game of life!

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Career Development

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Dwayne Bowe runs an experiment during his summer job at the local Cap Tech laboratory.

Job Experience eing a part of the LSU football program involves more than Student-athletes at LSU take full advantage of their summers by simply playing in front of more than 90,000 crazed Tiger fans developing skills in their field of Bon Saturdays in the fall. study. Football players spend most of their summer participat- LSU football provides an opportuni- ing in jobs that relate to their major, like working at ... ty to achieve athletic success while also getting a head start on the 4Hospitals 4Physical Therapy centers most important game of all - the 4Public Relations firms game of life. 4Building Contractors 4Restaurant Management The LSU football program has a 4Engineering firms longstanding internal summer jobs 4Accounting offices program that aggressively seeks opportunities to help place its players in career-developing positions within the community. Every LSU football player that wants to get a leg up on their future has the opportunity to work during the summer with the goal to help players earn valuable experience. LSU football players are expected to be extremely active in utiliz-

Rodney Reed spent time interning ing the career development resources readily available to them. at a Baton Rouge accounting firm.

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The state capitol building of Louisiana, located in Baton Rouge, is the tallest capitol building in the nation at 34 stories.

Hospitality and comfort are a Southern tradition practiced to perfection around Baton Rouge. Minutes from the city, ancient moss- draped oaks, fragrant honeysuckle, Baton Rouge Facts Proximity Mississippi River formal gardens and the finest POPULATION: Baton Rouge is just an hour Baton Rouge, the capital Baton Rouge 227,818 away from the French city of Louisiana, sits on the examples of Southern architecture Quarter in New Orleans and banks of the Mississippi AVERAGE TEMPERATURES: even closer to the million- River. await. Combine this with the High 81.3 acre Atchafalaya Swamp, Low 52.5 which is called one of the excitement of the mighty Mississippi Average 67.5 biggest fishing ponds in the country. River, Cajun music and a gourmet The average annual temperature in Baton Rouge meal that is topped with freshly is 68 degrees and the city brewed cafe-au-lait at one of Baton features a semi-tropical climate highlighted by mild Rouge’s fine restaurants. Mix in an winter months. LSU athletic event, and Baton Rouge

becomes one of the most attractive Distance Chart from Baton Rouge (BASED ON 70 MPH SPEED):

cities for living, entertainment and Atlanta, Ga...... 7 hours Jackson, Miss...... 21/2 hours New Orleans, La...... 1 hour Biloxi, Miss...... 2 hours Jacksonville, Fla...... 8 1/2 hours Orlando, Fla...... 10 hours education in the South. Birmingham, Ala...... 6 hours Little Rock, Ark...... 5 hours Pensacola, Fla...... 4 hours Dallas, Texas ...... 6 1/2 hours Mobile, Ala...... 3 hours Shreveport, La...... 4 hours Houston, Texas ...... 4 hours Monroe, La...... 2 1/2 hours

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The St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square is located in the heart of the historic French Quarter area of New Orleans.

The East Brown Pelican is Louisiana’s State Bird.

Louisiana, one of America’s most Unique Culture Sportsman’s Paradise Cuisine culturally and geographically diverse Louisiana is home to Mardi Louisiana offers some of the Foods like boiled crawfish, Gras, a two-week party that finest hunting, fishing and jambalaya, shrimp etouffee, states, is located in the heart of the includes more than 60 boating opportunities in the and gumbo make the cajun parades and millions of country. and creole cuisine of Deep South. Adjacent to the Gulf of visitors from around the Louisiana the envy of the world. All year long New nation. Mexico and dotted with hundreds of Orleans Jazz, Creole culture, stately riverboats and some lakes and bayous, Louisiana is home of the finest cuisine in the world is mixed into the to all types of terrain from swamps diverse and renowned culture of Louisiana. and marshes to lush forests and gentle hills. The state is known for its charm and friendly people, and Louisiana Facts still maintains the stately antebellum

Nickname: ...... The Pelican State State Dog: ...... Catahoula Leopard Dog plantations and majestic oaks of its Admitted to Union: ...... April 30, 1812 State Tree: ...... Bald Cyprus State Colors: ...... Gold, white and blue State Flower: ...... Magnolia early days. The atmosphere is State Bird: ...... Brown Pelican Climate: ...... Subtropical elegant, yet relaxed and casual.

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TIGERSATURDAY NIGHT IN TIGER STADIUM STADIUM Stadium Capacity SCHOOL STADIUM CAPACITY 1. Michigan Michigan 107,501 “Baton Rouge happens to be the worst place in the 2. Penn State Beaver 107,282 world for a visiting team. It’s like being inside a 3. Tennessee Neyland 104,079 drum.” 4. Ohio State Ohio 101,568 5. Georgia Sanford 92,000 Paul “Bear” Bryant 6. LSU Tiger 91,600 Former Alabama Head Coach

Attendance “It makes a body tingle -- these folks go berserk SCHOOL GMS. 2004 ATT. AVG. when the band marches on the field.” 1. Michigan 6 666,149 111,025 2. Tennessee 7 746,507 106,644 Douglas Looney 3. Ohio State 6 629,257 104,876 4. Penn State 6 618,665 103,111 Sports Illustrated 5. Georgia 6 556,476 92,746 6. LSU 7 638,462 91,209 “College football is never better than when there’s 7. Florida 6 530,453 88,409 a good team in Tiger Stadium.” 8. USC 6 511,373 85,229 9. Oklahoma 6 507,189 84,532 Lee Corso 10. Texas 6 498,566 83,094 ESPN

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he band plays the first note of the fight song and more than TIGERS

90,000 fans rise to their feet, captivated and transformed COACHES Tby what they are about to see. The energy, the noise and REVIEW excitement level hit another gear as the players charge through HISTORY the uprights and prepare to take the field of battle. As the game LSU begins the fans create an atmosphere unlike any other in college football, raising their level of intensity as the magnitude of the game heightens with every turn. This could only be a Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. For the college football fan, it doesn’t get any better than Tiger Stadium, also known as Death Valley. Already considered one of the loudest athletic venues in the world, an additional 11,600 seats were added prior to the 2000 season, creating an even more hostile environment for its visitors with its current capacity of 91,600. The Facts YEAR BUILT: 1924 LSU averaged better than 90,000 fans per CAPACITY: 91,600 game a year ago and ranked at least sixth in LARGEST CROWD: 92,251 the nation in attendance for the fourth vs. Georgia 9/20/03 straight season. Tiger Stadium had over 92,000 fans attend four home games in 2003, including a record crowd of 92,251 witness LSU’s 17-10 thrilling victory over Georgia. 92,000 fans also filled the stadium versus Florida (92,077), Auburn (92,085) and Arkansas (92,213), while just under that mark were on hand for the Tiger’s 49-10 homecoming victory over Louisiana Tech (91,879).

"Unbelievable, crazy. That place makes Notre Dame look like Romper Room.” "The sheer noise level is startling, and the roiled passions and unrepentant love which oozes like Brad Budde hot lava from the steep cliffs of the stadium onto the field can be disarming. The intense level of former Southern Cal All-American noise cascades almost incessantly from the stadium peaks in a close game. " “I'd been warned prior to my first visit to Baton Rouge that the legendary Death Valley mys- tique was a myth. That assessment couldn't have Marty Mule’ been more wrong. Tiger Stadium was as loud as New Orleans Times-Picayune any I've ever heard during the dramatic fourth quarter of Saturday's Georgia game, the festivities “I’ve been here as a player in the early ’60s. surrounding it as advertised. I’ve been here as a coach in the ‘80s. When the The streets were lined with purple and gold. crowd is with it, there is no place like this (Tiger Smoke emanated from the grills in the parking lot. Stadium) in all of college football. I might add Shouts of "Go Tigers" and "Tiger Bait" echoed there is no place like it in the NFL. These people from the stadium deep into the heart of campus. (LSU fans) make a difference with their squad. It’s And that was just Friday night.” tough to play them when they get like this.” Stewart Mandel Bill Curry SI.com, Sept. 21, 2003 ESPN Color Analyst

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EXTREMETAILGATING ON THE LSU CAMPUS TAILGATING

hey begin to roll into town and onto campus as early as Thursday night and Tby Friday afternoon, tailgaters at LSU have their grills fired up and their coolers loaded with ice. This is in preparation for Saturday's game in Tiger Stadium. LSU's campus becomes one of the biggest and best parties in the south on a Saturday afternoon. Each weekend thousands of fans from around the nation gather in the shad- ows of the oak trees to prepare themselves for the game. An estimated 120,000 fans are on campus to tailgate, in recreational vehicles, sports utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, cars and even the occasional old painted school bus. Tiger fans tailgate with style and flair unlike any other.

LSU Tailgater’s Unique Foods

4Jambalaya 4Gumbo 4Crawfish Etouffee

4Boudin 4Red Beans 'n Rice 4Boiled Crawfish

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Gameday in Tigertown

SATURDAYS IN THE FALL ON THE LSU CAMPUS INTRO GAMEDAY IN TIGERTOWN THIS IS LSU TIGERS

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3:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. 5:45 P.M. Tiger fans begin lining North Stadium Drive to The Tiger Football team makes the walk down The Golden Band from Tigerland follows as it see the LSU football team and the LSU march- Victory Hill to Tiger Stadium. walks to the stadium from the Greek ing band walk down Victory Hill. Amphitheater. The band begins to play “Tiger Rag” as it marches down the hill next to the Journalism Building.

6:27 P.M. Mike the Tiger, LSU’s live Bengal tiger, rides through Tiger Stadium before each home game in his cage topped by the LSU cheerleaders. Before entering the stadium, his cage-on- wheels is parked next to the opponent’s locker room in the southeast end of the stadium. Opposing players must make their way past Mike’s cage to reach their locker room. 6:57 P.M. 6:46 P.M. A standing ovation crowd greets the Tigers as they enter through the split goalposts. The LSU marching band and golden girls enter the field for the National Anthem and the LSU Alma Mater. Before leav- ing the field, the band KICKOFF7:00 P.M. plays the LSU fight song and then forms a tunnel It’s kickoff time in Death Valley, the sixth largest on-campus for the LSU football team college football stadium in America and the most feared to run through as they road playing site according to Sport Magazine. take the field.

6:56 P.M. The team gathers in the chute waiting to enter Tiger Stadium. As the team enters each player touches the famed crossbar from 1955-1984.

2005 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 35 National Spotlight

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SU is one of the most widely recognized programs on the national forefront. It is among Lthe most frequently-covered programs in the nation, while also being the largest media draw in the state of Louisiana. With its constant national visibility, millions of college football fans throughout the country Gameday in Baton Rouge see, read and hear about LSU football on a daily basis. “Great food and great people The LSU campus has also been the site of ESPN’s who don’t mind sharing it. Plus GameDay four times, including once in 2004. it’s usually a night game so we have all day to get ready.” - Chris Fowler ESPN’S COLLEGE GAMEDAY

Fowler listed LSU as his favorite gameday location in the Sept. 23, 2003 Sports Illustrated on Campus issue.

1. LSU 2. Texas 3. Texas A&M 4. Florida 5. Air Force

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National Spotlight

LSU FOOTBALL ON NATIONAL TELEVISION INTRO NATIONAL TELEVISION THIS IS LSU TIGERS

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2001 at Tennessee ESPN L, 26-18 Florida CBS L, 44-15 at Miss. State ESPN2 W, 42-0 Ole Miss ESPN2 L, 35-24 at Alabama CBS W, 35-21 Arkansas CBS W, 41-38 Auburn ESPN W, 27-14 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - ATLANTA, GA. Tennessee CBS W, 31-20 SUGAR BOWL - NEW ORLEANS, LA. Illinois ABC W, 47-34

2002 On the Tube at Virginia Tech ABC L, 26-8 at Florida ESPN W, 36-7 The Tigers continued to South Carolina ESPN2 W, 38-14 draw the national spot- Alabama ESPN L, 31-0 light in 2004 with seven Ole Miss ESPN2 W, 14-13 games on national televi- at Arkansas CBS L, 21-20 sion, including three COTTON BOWL - DALLAS, TEXAS games on CBS and the Texas Fox L, 35-20 Capital One Bowl on ABC. During LSU National 2003 Championship run in 2003, at Arizona TBS W, 59-13 ESPN College Gameday Georgia CBS W, 17-10 broadcast from Baton at Mississippi State ESPN2 W, 41-6 Rouge once and they were Florida CBS L, 19-7 in New Orleans all week at South Carolina ESPN2 W, 33-7 leading up to the BCS Auburn ESPN W, 31-7 National Championship at Alabama ESPN W, 27-3 game. at Ole Miss CBS W, 17-14 Arkansas CBS W, 55-24 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - ATLANTA, GA. Georgia CBS W, 34-13 SUGAR BOWL - NEW ORLEANS, LA. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Oklahoma ABC W, 21-14

2004 Oregon State ESPN W, 22-21 ot at Auburn CBS L, 10-9 at Georgia CBS L, 45-16 at Florida ESPN W, 24-21 Alabama ESPN W, 26-10 at Arkansas CBS W, 43-14 CAPITAL ONE BOWL - ORLANDO, FLA. Iowa ABC L, 30-25

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Sports Illustrated’s cover featured Sugar Bowl MVP Justin Vincent the week after LSU defeated Oklahoma in to win the National Championship.

MAGAZINEON THE COVER COVERS

QB Matt Mauck graced the cover DT Chad Lavalais was all smiles Matt Mauck appeared on the LSU’s Skyler Green was one of of Sports Illustrated’s on this Sporting News cover fol- cover of the Sporting News in five players pictured on the Championship Edition magazine lowing LSU’s 21-14 win over early December after leading cover of Sports Illustrated’s that was sold on newsstands Oklahoma in the National LSU to a victory over Ole Miss to 2004 college football season the weeks following LSU’s victo- Championship Game. vault the Tigers into national preview issue. ry over Oklahoma to win the championship contention. national title.

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IN THE NEWS INTRO THIS IS LSU MEDIA ATTENTION TIGERS In the 2004 COACHES College Football REVIEW Preview issue, HISTORY Sports LSU Illustrated featured LSU’s players that switched positions during their football careers. The story featured Joseph Addai, Marcus Spears, Corey Webster, LaRon Landry and Ronnie Prude.

Former Tiger and current Sports Illustrated writer John Ed Bradley’s story In 1997, Kevin Faulk and the LSU In Sports Illustrated's Sept. 13, about his days at LSU appeared in SI’s 2002 College Football preview. Tigers defeated No. 1 Florida 1971 edition, SI ranked the and later that week were on Tigers as the preseason No. 5 the cover of Sports Illustrated. team in the nation and declared Tommy Casanova the best player in the nation.

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Football Operations Center

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OPERATIONSLSU FOOTBALL OPERATIONS CENTER CENTER

SU’s Football Operations Center is

an all-in-one facility that includes

Lfootball offices, a locker room, a

training room, an equipment room, and a

video operations center. The $15 million

facility is located on Skip Bertman Drive at Complex Foyer the Charles McClendon Practice Facility. The

new facility, one of the finest of its kind in

college athletics, allows for more efficient

time for dressing, training and practicing for

the LSU football team.

Weight Room FACILITY BUILT BY THE TIGER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

40 2005 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE The Charles McClendon LSU Football Practice Facility

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SU is one of only a handful of schools in college football with a full 100-yard indoor, climate- Lcontrolled football practice facility. New state-of- the-art turf, the same turf on which the Indianapolis Colts play their games, was installed in the spring of 1998. To simulate game conditions, the surface is crowned in the middle and all lighting is on the sides of the field. The McClendon is the winningest football coach in LSU history. Indoor Practice Facility is located adjacent to the outdoor practice field so a practice session can resume indoors CHARLES MCCLENDON within 10 minutes if an outdoor practice is interrupted by MCCLENDON rain or lightning. On September 9, 2002, LSU formally named its football practice facility for Charles McClendon, the winningest football coach in school history. The facility, which features four full-length football practice fields as well as an indoor practice facility, is now known as the Charles McClendon Practice Facility. McClendon served as head coach at LSU from 1962 to 1979, a span that saw the Tigers play in 13 bowl games. McClendon compiled a 137-59-7 overall mark in 18 seasons and was named SEC Coach of the Year twice, in 1969 and 1970, and National Coach of the Year in 1970. In all, McClendon coached LSU to 16-winning seasons and the Tigers had six 9-win seasons under his direction. McClendon is a member of the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame.

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The Jeff Boss Locker Room

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Amenities 4115 lockers complete with storage bins and a sitting area

4Two large fully functional shower rooms

4A surround sound stereo system

4Seven televisions placed so every locker can view at least one

he LSU locker room is located on the north end of Tiger Stadium and adjoins Tthe recently remodeled equipment room with all the necessary features to serve a college football team. The LSU locker room was remodeled prior to the 1996 season and houses The 2003 LSU football team dedicated the season to Jeff Boss. all of the football players in one room. With locker JEFF BOSS space for 115 athletes, the LSU football locker JEFF BOSS room is superior to that of many NFL franchises. The 2003 LSU football season was dedicated to the mem- Among the features of the LSU football locker ory of Jeff Boss, who served as the Tigers’ supervisor of athletic equipment for 24 seasons. Boss was diagnosed with room are wide dressing areas for each player, brain cancer shortly after the Tigers returned from the Cotton Bowl in 2003, and he passed away on October 27 later that including a locker, sitting area, storage bin, a year. A native of Lake Charles, La., and a graduate of McNeese State University, Boss continued to work at LSU until June sauna and a steam room. The locker room is also while undergoing treatment for his illness. Boss wasn't on the sidelines for the Tigers’ 2003 season equipped with seven televisions as well as a opener against Louisiana-Monroe, marking the first time he surround sound stereo system. missed an LSU game in 24 years. Two weeks later, coach Nick Saban and a dozen football players presented Boss with the game ball from the UL-Monroe contest. LSU honored Boss on Sept. 29, 2003, as the school named the football locker room for him at a ceremony that saw dozens of former Tiger football players and managers return FACILITY BUILT BY THE TIGER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION to campus for the event.

42 2005 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE Lawton Room and Hall of Champions

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With seating for 140 athletes, the Bill seating in a theatre-like atmosphere. The Lawton Squad Room is one of the finest main auditorium has state-of-the-art meeting rooms in the country. Built audio and visual components necessary Amenities adjacent to Tiger Stadium in 1998, the for meetings, lectures and reviewing of 4Theatre-style seating for Lawton Squad Room is the one of the game tapes. The room was made 140 individuals newest additions to the LSU football possible largely in part by Mr. William program and features plush individual Lawton of Lake Charles, La. 4State-of-the-art audio/visual components

Nine break-out rooms for FACILITY BUILT BY THE TIGER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION 4 individual meetings HALLHALL OF CHAMPIONS OF CHAMPIONS

LSU Tiger Football honors its All-Americans trophy and both the 2001 and 2003 SEC ADT Trophy with a painting by Jack Jaubert that is dis- Championship Trophies. LSU’s 2003 ADT National played in the Hall of Champions. Each All-American in the storied tradition Championship trophy is Situated behind the Bill Lawton Auditorium of the LSU Tiger Football program is on the wall housed in the Hall of is the LSU Hall of Champions, an area that including both LSU’s first All-American Gus Champions along with the embodies the rich tradition of LSU Tiger Tinsley in 1935 to the most recent All-Americans 1958 National Championship Football. The hall contains an area to sit, relax of 2003. trophy, Billy Cannon’s 1959 and and enjoy the LSU Football tradition. The The Hall of Champions also honors those Heisman Trophy and Josh hall contains artifacts that span from the early former LSU student-athletes that have made it Reed’s 2001 Biletnikoff days like Billy Cannon’s 1959 Heisman to the to the National Football League. Helmets from Award. recent past like Ben Wilkerson’s 2004 Rimington the 32 NFL teams are displayed on the wall with Award and Josh Reed’s 2001 Biletnikoff Award as a small name plaque for each LSU alumnus that well as LSU’s 2003 ADT National Championship has played in the league.

2005 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 43 Strength & Conditioning

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n just five years, strength and conditioning coach Tommy Amenities Moffitt, who was named the 2003 College Football Strength and 428 multi-purpose power stations IConditioning Coach of the Year by the America Football Monthly, 436 assorted selectorized machines has proven to be a perfect fit in purple and gold. Since Moffitt joined 410 dumbbell stations with 2 sets of the Tigers for the 2000 season, they have become one of the most 5-180 pound free weights fit programs in the nation, as witnessed by their success in the 4Custom made equipment by Body fourth quarter each of the past four seasons. Prior to coming to LSU, Masters and Eleiko Moffitt earned the 1999 College Football Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year honor by the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society as a Miami Hurricane. The LSU strength and conditioning facility, located in Tiger Stadium, was built in 1997 and features the latest in both strength training and cardiovascular training equipment. Taking advantage of the best facilities in the nation, not surpris- ingly, LSU has had its share of Strength and Conditioning All- America recipients. LSU has had at least one Strength and Conditioning All-American five of the last seven years.

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4TH QUARTER PROGRAM INTRO 4TH QUARTER PROGRAM THIS IS LSU TIGERS

COACHES Making a difference down the stretch is important in every col- REVIEW lege football game. The Tigers follow the most strenuous off- season conditioning programs that give them what they need HISTORY when the clock is winding down in the fourth quarter. LSU

The Tigers have recorded 12 fourth-quarter comebacks in the last five seasons. LSU is 32-3 over the last five years when taking a lead into the fourth quarter. LSU’s 4th Quarter Comebacks Since 2000: GAME RESULTS 4TH QUARTER DEFICIT 2000 Mississippi St. W, 45-38 down 31-17 entering fourth quarter Alabama W, 30-28 down 21-14 with 11 minutes to play Georgia Tech W, 28-14 down 14-9 entering fourth quarter "The 4th Quarter Program is designed to 2001 take our players to the next level. Our Kentucky W, 29-25 down 25-22 with less than a minute Tennessee W, 31-20 down 17-16 entering fourth quarter focus with the 4th Quarter Program is in 2002 five areas – discipline, commitment, Kentucky W, 33-30 down 30-27 with 11 seconds to play toughness, effort and pride. Our players Ole Miss W, 14-13 down 13-7 entering the fourth quarter have devoted themselves to these values 2003 and as a result, they are having a great Georgia W, 17-10 tied 10-10 with 4:25 to play 2004 deal of success on the field, in particular Oregon State W, 22-21 down 15-7 entering fourth quarter, won in OT the fourth quarter.” Florida W, 24-21 down 21-17 entering fourth quarter Troy W, 24-20 down 20-17 with 3:59 to play Ole Miss W, 27-24 down 24-20 entering fourth quarter Tommy Moffitt LSU Strength & Conditioning Coordinator

Strength Coach of the Year Tommy Moffitt was named the 2003 College Football Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year by the American Football Monthly.

Karate Joel Nealy leads the Tigers in various karate techniques to help improve agility and flexibility.

Eye of the Tiger Coach Tommy Moffitt and his staff prepare the Tigers with an intense strength and conditioning program during the off- season and in-season.

2005 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 45 Dr. Martin J. Broussard Center for Athletic Training

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SU boasts the largest and most complete athletic Amenities 423,000 square foot athletic training facility in all of collegiate athletics. Focused on training facility Laggressive rehabilitation, the Broussard Center for 4On-site x-ray room Athletic Training is furnished with the latest in technology and 4In-house full-service equipment. Some of the features of the 23,000-square foot pharmacy

facility include an on-site x-ray room, an in-house pharmacy, as 4In-house dental and vision centers well as state of the art hydrotherapy pools. The Broussard 4A Hydrotherapy pool Center for Athletic Training is equipped with the largest hydrotherapy pools in both collegiate and professional sports and is one of the few collegiate training centers with a full- service pharmacy, as well as on-site x-ray room. LSU is also the only school in college athletics with a training room equipped with a full-service vision center. The facility is named in honor of legendary trainer Dr. Martin J. Broussard, who served as LSU’s athletic trainer for several decades.

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46 2005 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE Dr. Martin J. Broussard Center for Athletic Training

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Vision Center Dr. Don Peavy conducts eye exams for LSU’s student-athletes in a convenient location in the Broussard Center for Athletic Training.

Gameday Preparations The outstanding LSU training staff prepares the Tigers on gameday.

Pharmacy The LSU Athletic Training Pharmacy is the only one of its kind in college athletics. Staffed by pharmacist David Chavin, the LSU Athletic Training Pharmacy provides the Tigers with first- class service in a convenient location.

Dental Center A fully functional dental center, staffed by Dr. Walter Atkinson, is located inside the Broussard Center for Athletic Training.

Dr. Martin J. Broussard with running back Billy Cannon in 1959 BROUSSARDDR. MARTIN J. BROUSSARD

LSU’s multi-million dollar athletic training facility is named in honor of Dr. Martin J. Broussard, the legendary trainer whose career spanned over 40 years at LSU, having been appointed to the position of head athletic trainer in 1948. Following his semi-retirement from the day-to-day work as trainer in 1993, he continued to serve LSU as an Assistant to the Athletic Director through 2001 giving him well over 50 years of service to the Athletic Department. Among his many accomplishments was the formulation of "Quick Kick", an isotonic drink used to replace liquids, vita- mins and the electrolytes lost through sweating. He was a Rehabilitation trainer for the Pan American Games in 1955 and the U.S. Olympic team in 1960. In 1963, the Rockne Foundation named LSU’s Broussard Center for Athletic Training boasts some of the most him Trainer of the Year. In 1978, Broussard was named to the technologically advanced equipment to aid the recuperation and reha- NATA Hall of Fame followed by the Louisiana Athletic Trainer's bilitation of LSU’s student-athletes. Hall of Fame in 1982.

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Bowl Games

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JANUARYFOUR STRAIGHT JANUARY BOWL GAME APPEARANCESBOWL GAMES

Over the past four years the LSU Tigers have appeared in four Sweet Performances January bowl games, including the BCS National Championship game on Jan. 4, 2004. Overall, the Tigers have appeared in 36 bowl games, ranking ninth in the nation.

2005 Capital One Bowl Iowa 30 LSU 25

2004 Sugar Bowl LSU 21 Oklahoma 14 BCS National Championship Rohan Davey passed for a Justin Vincent earned MVP honors in the 2003 Cotton Bowl Sugar Bowl record 444 yards to 2004 Nokia Sugar Bowl National LSU 20 Texas 35 earn MVP honors in 2002. Championship game by scampering for 117 yards and one touchdown to lead the Tigers to a 21-14 victory over Oklahoma. 2002 Sugar Bowl LSU 47 Illinois 34

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36 BOWL APPEARANCES INTRO LSU BOWL APPEARANCES THIS IS LSU TIGERS Sugar Bowl Orange Bowl Cotton Bowl Peach Bowl Liberty Bowl Hall of Fame Bowl 1936 • 1937 • 1938 1944 • 1962 • 1971 1947 • 1963 1968 • 1996 • 2000 1978 • 1985 1989 COACHES 1950 • 1959 • 1960 1974 • 1983 1966 • 2003 REVIEW

1965 • 1968 • 1985 Sun Bowl Independence Bowl Bluebonnet Bowl HISTORY 1987 • 2002 • 2004 Capital One Bowl Gator Bowl 1971 • 1977 1995 • 1997 1963 • 1972 1979 • 2005 1987 LSU

Bowl Experience LSU enjoyed the attractions during the week-long stay in Orlando for the 2005 Capital One Bowl, including visits to Walt Disney World, Sea World Cannon to Mangham and riding “The Hulk” at Mickey Mangham hauls in the Billy Cannon toss for the only score in Universal Studios. the 1959 Sugar Bowl against Clemson.

Laying the Foundation Charlie McClendon, seen here riding the shoulders of his players after guiding the Tigers to a 13-0 victory over Texas in the 1963 Cotton Bowl, led LSU to 13 bowl games in 18 years from 1962-79.

2005-06 Bowl Schedule DATE BOWL CONFERENCE LOCATION TIME (CST) NETWORK TBA Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl SEC vs. Big Ten Nashville, Tenn. TBA ESPN TBA Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl SEC vs. ACC Atlanta, Ga. TBA ESPN Dec. 31 EVi.net Houston Bowl SEC vs. Big 12 Houston, Texas 1:30 p.m. ESPN TBA Independence Bowl SEC vs. Big 12 Shreveport, La. TBA ESPN TBA SBC Cotton Bowl SEC vs. Big 12 Dallas, Texas TBA Fox Jan. 2 Capital One Bowl SEC vs. Big Ten Orlando, Fla. Noon ABC Jan. 2 Outback Bowl SEC vs. Big Ten Tampa, Fla. 10 a.m. ESPN Jan. 1 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl BCS (Big 12 vs. at-large) Tempe, Ariz. 3:30 p.m. ABC Jan. 2 Nokia Sugar Bowl BCS (SEC vs. at-large) New Orleans, La. 7:30 p.m. ABC Jan. 3 Fedex Orange Bowl BCS (ACC/Big East vs. at-large) Miami, Fla. 7 p.m. ABC Jan. 4 Rose Bowl BCS National Championship Game Pasadena, Calif. 7 p.m. ABC

2005 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 49 Great Moments

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BILLY CANNON’S HALLOWEEN1959 RUN THE 1966 COTTON BOWL1966

Tiger Stadium - Oct. 31, 1959 Cotton Bowl - Jan. 1, 1966

Billy Cannon’s 89-yard punt return for a touchdown against third- LSU entered the 1966 Cotton Bowl as a heavy underdog to the second- ranked Ole Miss is not only one of the most memorable plays in LSU ranked Arkansas Razorbacks, but the Tigers knew they had nothing to football history, but is also ranks among the most memorable in college lose and lot a of respect to gain. Arkansas, which entered the game rid- football. Cannon, the 1959 Heisman Trophy winner, fielded the punt, ing a 22-game win streak and knew a victory over LSU meant a possible trailing 3-0 late in the game, at the Tiger 11-yard line and began his run national title, struck first, but LSU’s Joe Labruzzo reached the endzone into immortality. He eluded seven would-be tacklers down the east side- twice in the second quarter to give the Tigers a 14-7 lead that would line and crossed the goal line of Tiger Stadium to give the top-ranked stand and foil the Razorbacks’ hopes of a title. LSU Tigers the 7-3 victory.

JONES TO DAVIS 1972 THE EARTHQUAKE 1988

Tiger Stadium - Nov. 4, 1972 Tiger Stadium - Oct. 8, 1988

In one of the most exciting endings to a game in LSU football history, QB Tommy Hodson connected with TB Eddie Fuller in the back of the end- QB Bert Jones connected with RB Brad Davis in the corner of the endzone for the touchdown that vaulted LSU to a 7-6 victory over Auburn on zone as time expired and PK Rusty Jackson nailed the extra-point to Oct. 8, 1988, to help lead the LSU Tigers to its seventh SEC crown. The give the Tigers a 17-16 victory over Ole Miss and kept an 11-game win moment will forever be known as the “Night the Tigers Moved the Earth”. streak alive. The play caused such a thunderous explosion from the 79,341 fans in Tiger Stadium, the LSU Geology Department registered vibrations on a seismograph machine at the exact moment the touchdown was scored.

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NO. 1 FALLS! 1997 THE BLUEGRASS MIRACLE2002

Tiger Stadium - Oct. 11, 1997 Commonwealth Stadium - Nov. 9, 2002

Oct. 11, 1997, marked the first time LSU defeated the No. 1 ranked team in Trailing 30-27 to Kentucky with 11 seconds to play in the game, LSU the nation when the Tigers upended top-ranked Florida 28-21 in Tiger mounted a two-play 87-yard drive that will forever be known as “The Stadium. LSU jumped out to an early lead, but the Gators would score a Bluegrass Miracle.” QB Marcus Randall connected with WR Devery touchdown with 6:44 remaining in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to sin- Henderson on the game-winning 75-yard pass as time expired to give gle digits. LSU’s defense sealed the victory when Raion Hill intercepted a the Tigers a 33-30 victory. Florida pass with less than three minutes to play and the Tigers ran out the clock to set off one of the greatest celebrations in Tiger Stadium history.

2003 2003NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

New Orleans Superdome - Jan. 4, 2004

LSU, the No. 2 team in the Bowl Championship Series rankings, beat No. 1 BCS ranked Oklahoma to win the 2003 National Championship, the Tigers’ first since the 1958 season, in the Nokia Sugar Bowl. Freshman RB Justin Vincent, named the game’s MVP after totaling 117 yards, scampered 64 yards on the first play of the game to set the tone as LSU never trailed, winning 21-14. The LSU defense, ranked No. 1 in the nation, sti- fled the Sooner’s top-ranked offense, holding Oklahoma to 154 yards and sack- ing Heisman winning QB Jason White five times.

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NFL Scout Day

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Marcus Spears runs the 40-yard dash for scouts at LSU’s 2005 NFL Scout Day. Spears was selected 20th in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the by the Dallas Cowboys.

early 100 NFL representatives, including scouts, coaches and general managers, converge on the LSU Ncampus each spring for Scout Day. Scout Day gives NFL scouts and executives an opportunity to view potential LSU pro prospects first hand through a series of drills. The LSU Indoor Facility is the ideal setting, giving both prospects and scouts all the necessary resources to conduct a productive session. The Tigers have at least one representative on 23 of the 32 NFL teams. Throughout its illustrious history, LSU has produced a total of 25 first-round draft choices, including one in each of the past two years. The Tigers had three players drafted in the 2005 NFL draft, including Marcus Spears who was the Dallas Cowboys first-round selection with the 20th overall pick. Corey Webster was the first pick of the New York Giants with the 43rd pick.

Top: Marcus Spears speaks with Kansas City Chiefs head coach Dick Vermeil. Middle: Ben Wilkerson shows his strength on the offensive line with an NFL scout.

52 2005 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE Tigers in the NFL

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FORMER TIGERS WIN THE SUPER BOWL XXXIX TITLE! THIS IS LSU SUPER BOWL TIGERS COACHES

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Six former Tigers helped HISTORY guide the New England Patriots to the franchise’s LSU third Super Bowl title in four years. RB Kevin Faulk gained 38 rushing yards and CB Randall Gay led the defense with 10 tackles. DL Jarvis Green, LB Eric Alexander, DL Marquise Hill and QB Rohan Davey were also members of the squad. Randall Gay

Rohan Davey Jarvis Green

Eric Alexander Marquise Hill

NFLLSU’S FIRST DRAFTROUND PICKS Marcus Spears was LSU’s 25th first-round draft pick, going to the Dallas Cowboys with the 20th pick of the 2005 draft.

YEAR PLAYER NFL TEAM OVERALL PICK 2005 Marcus Spears, DE Dallas 20th 2004 Michael Clayton, WR Tampa Bay 15th 1999 Anthony McFarland, DL Tampa Bay 15th 1998 Alan Faneca, OL Pittsburgh 26th 1997 David LeFleur, TE Dallas 22nd 1996 Eddie Kennison, WR St. Louis 18th 1991 Harvey Williams, RB Kansas City 21st 1989 Eric Hill, LB Arizona 10th 1988 Wendell Davis, WR Chicago 27th 1979 Charles Alexander, RB Cincinnati 12th 1977 A.J. Duhe, DE Miami 13th 1975 Mike Williams, DB San Diego 22nd 1973 Bert Jones, QB Baltimore 2nd 1966 George Rice, T Chicago 1963 Jerry Stovall, B St. Louis 1962 Wendell Harris, B Baltimore 1962 Earl Gros, B Green Bay 1960 Johnny Robinson, B Detriot 1960 Billy Cannon, B Los Angeles 1957 Earl Leggett, T Chicago 1951 Kenny Konz, B Cleveland 1951 Elbert Van Buren, B Philadelphia 1951 Y.A. Tittle, QB San Francisco 1948 Y.A. Tittle, QB Chicago Bears 1944 Steve Van Buren, B Philadelphia

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INTRO Tigers Currently in the NFL THIS IS LSU PLAYER TEAM POS. Eric Alexander New England Patriots LB TIGERS Kenderick Allen New York Giants DT COACHES Michael Clayton Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR

REVIEW Rohan Davey New England Patriots QB Domanick Davis Houston Texans RB HISTORY Alan Faneca Pittsburgh Steelers OL LSU Kevin Faulk New England Patriots RB Trev Faulk St. Louis Rams LB Randall Gay New England Patriots CB Eric Alexander Kenderick Allen Michael Clayton Howard Green New Orleans Saints DT Played in three games as a rook- Played five games for the New In his rookie season with the Jarvis Green New England Patriots DE ie for the Super Bowl Champion York Giants, collecting 20 tackles Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Clayton Devery Henderson New Orleans Saints WR New England Patriots before and one sack. Began his NFL was the team’s most productive Marquise Hill New England Patriots DE spending the end of the season career as an undrafted free receiver, pulling down 80 catches Bradie James Dallas Cowboys LB on injured reserve. agent with the New Orleans for 1,193 yards and seven touch- Saints. downs. Tory James Cincinnati Bengals DB Eddie Kennison Kansas City Chiefs WR Chad Lavalais Atlanta Falcons DT Matt Mauck Denver Broncos QB Kevin Mawae New York Jets C Todd McClure Atlanta Falcons C Anthony McFarland Tampa Bay Buccaneers DL Kenny Mixon Minnesota Vikings DE Stephen Peterman Dallas Cowboys OL Marcus Price Buffalo Bills OT Josh Reed Buffalo Bills WR Wade Richey Baltimore Ravens PK Mark Roman Green Bay Packers DB Rohan Davey Domanick Davis Alan Faneca Robert Royal Washington Redskins TE LaBrandon Toefield Jacksonville Jaguars RB Davey has served as the backup Davis topped his 2003 NFL Faneca earned his third straight Denard Walker Oakland Raiders DB quarterback for each of the New Rookie of the Year season by col- Pro Bowl appearance and solidi- England Patriots’ back-to-back lecting over 1,000 rushing yards fied the Steelers offensive line, Chuck Wiley New York Giants DE Super Bowl titles. for the second straight season making 105 starts in 110 career Brandon Winey Washington Redskins T and 13 touchdowns in 2004 for games. the Texans.

Kevin Faulk Trev Faulk Randall Gay Faulk has helped the Patriots to Faulk played in 13 games for the As a undrafted free agent, Gay three Super Bowl titles in four Rams in 2004 and collected 39 helped the Patriots to a second seasons and enters his seventh tackles. straight Super Bowl title in 2004 season as the franchises all-time after playing in 15 games. leader in kick return yards.

Miami Dolphins’ fourth round pick Travis Daniels. Howard Green Jarvis Green Devery Henderson Tigers in the 2005 NFL Draft Green played 14 games for the Has collected 8.5 sacks in three Enters his second season with PLAYER TEAM ROUND Saints in 2004 and collected 27 seasons with the Patriots. Helped the Saints after being drafted by Marcus Spears Dallas Cowboys 1st tackles. the franchise win back-to-back the franchise in the second Corey Webster New York Giants 2nd Super Bowl titles. round of the 2004 draft. Travis Daniels Miami Dolphins 4th

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LSU Marquise Hill Bradie James Tory James Eddie Kennison Chad Lavalais Was a member of the Super Bowl Enters his third season with the Was the Bengals leader in inter- A nine year veteran of the As the fifth round pick of the champion New England Patriots Cowboys after collecting 58 tack- ceptions in 2004 with eight and league, Kennison totaled a Falcons in 2004, Lavalais made in his first year after being draft- les over his first two seasons. has collected 30 career intercep- career-best 1,086 yards receiving an immediate impact, playing in ed in the second round by the tions in nine seasons in the and eight touchdowns in 2004 16 games and collecting 28 tack- franchise. league. for the Chiefs. les.

Matt Mauck Kevin Mawae Todd McClure Anthony McFarland Kenny Mixon Drafted by the Broncos in 2004, Mawae has made six straight Pro MClure had not missed a start for McFarland, a first-round pick by Mixon, a seven-year veteran, col- Mauck spent the season as the Bowl starts and has not missed a the Falcons since 2000, starting the Buccaneers in 1999, has collected 46 tackles in 14 games for third-string quarterback. start in the league since his in 79 straight games he has lected 184 tackles and 18 sacks in the Vikings in 2004. rookie season of 1994. played. 78 career games.

Stephen Peterman Marcus Price Josh Reed Wade Richey Mark Roman Injured in the final preseason Price, a 10-year veteran of the In three seasons with the Bills, Used primarily by the Ravens for Roman spent 2004 with Packers game of 2004, Peterman, the league, has played in 46 games Reed has collected 1,250 yards kickoffs, Richey has 112 touch- and has 242 tackles and six sacks fourth-round pick of the for the Bills over the past three receiving, 111 catches and two backs in his career to go with 76 in 66 career games in the league. Cowboys in the 2004 draft, is seasons. touchdowns. field goals. healthy entering this season.

Robert Royal LaBrandon Toefield Denard Walker Chuck Wiley Brandon Winey Royal played in 14 games for the In two years in the league, Walker is an eight-year veteran Wiley had played in 64 straight Winey played in 13 games for the Redskins in 2004 and pulled Toefield has scored four touch- of the league and collected 45 games before injuries sidelined Giants in his first season with the down four touchdowns in his downs and is a solid special tackles in his first season with him for much of the past two organization. third year with the organization. teams player for the Jaguars. the Raiders in 2004. seasons.

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INTRO The five individuals on this page are the only men to have their jerseys retired by LSU. Basketball THIS IS LSU TIGERS has retired the No. 23 for Pete Maravich, No. 50 for Bob Pettit, Jr., and No. 33 for Shaquille O’Neal. COACHES

REVIEW Football’s only retired jersey is the No. 20 worn by Billy Cannon, while baseball retired the No. 15

HISTORY in honor of longtime coach and current athletics director Skip Bertman. LSU

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Bob Pettit Pete Maravich Led LSU to its first NCAA Final Four in 1953 “Pistol Pete,” Maravich still holds the NCAA and he later became the first player in NBA record for career points with 3,667 and for history to exceed the 20,000-plus point bar- career scoring average with 44.2 points a rier. Pettit is a member of the NBA Hall of game. He was selected the National Player of Fame and in 1997 he was named as one of the Year in 1970 after leading the Tigers to the the top 50 players in NBA history. NIT Final Four. He scored 50+ points an amaz- ing 28 times. He went on to a 10-year professional career and was selected as one of the NBA’s 50 greatest players in 1997.

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Shaquille O’Neal Billy Cannon Skip Bertman Was the first pick in the 1992 NBA Draft. He One of the true legends of college football in A legend in the college baseball ranks, was named MVP of the league in 2000 and the South, Cannon was the 1959 Heisman Bertman created a dynasty at LSU, guiding was a three-time NBA Finals MVP after lead- Trophy winner and helped the Tigers to the the Tigers to five national titles in a 10-year ing the Los Angeles Lakers to three World 1958 national title. Cannon’s most memorable stretch from 1991-2000. He also skippered the Championships. At LSU, O’Neal averaged 21.6 performance came in 1959 against Ole Miss United States to a bronze medal at the 1996 points and 13.6 rebounds for his career, and in when No. 1 LSU trailed No. 3 Ole Miss 3-0 in the Olympics in Atlanta and was an assistant on 1991, he was named the World’s Amateur fourth quarter. He fielded a punt, broke seven the gold medal-winning U.S. squad in Seoul, Athlete of the Year as well as SEC Athlete of tackles and returned it 89 yards for the 7-3 Korea in 1988. Bertman retired from coaching the Year and National Player of the Year. In victory. He went on to a successful 11-year following the 2001 season and is currently the 1997, he was named as one of the top 50 play- professional career. LSU athletic director. ers in NBA history.

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INTRO Temeka Johnson THIS IS LSU TIGERS The 2004-05 Lieberman Award winner as the nation’s top point guard, Johnson led COACHES LSU’s Success in each of its 20 sports is the Lady Tigers to back-to-back NCAA REVIEW Final Fours, the 2004-05 SEC regular sea- evident with this outstanding list of former Tigers. HISTORY son title and the 2003 tournament title, and was the SEC’s all-time assist leader, LSU finishing her career fifth in NCAA history with 945.

Esther Jones Nicki Arnstad A 21-time All-American while a LSU, Jones The 2002 NCAA Floor Exercise Co- won a gold medal as a member of the Champion, Arnstad became the first LSU United States' 4x100-meter relay team at gymnast to win a national title. She was a the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. two-time All-American and won the NCAA Central Regional Floor and All-Around Championships.

Muna Lee Britni Sneed The most decorated track and field athlete in school history, Lee won 20 All-America One of three four-time first-team All-SEC awards and a school record seven nation- selections in conference history, Sneed al titles while helping the Lady Tigers to was a two-time SEC Player of the Year and five NCAA team championships during her a three-time NFCA All-American, leading time at LSU. A 2004 Olympian, she finished the Tigers to their first Women’s College seventh in the 200 meters at the Summer World Series appearance in 2001. Games in Athens, Greece.

Walter Davis David Toms An Olympian in 2000 and 2004, Davis The two-time SEC Player of the Year, Toms helped LSU to national titles in 2001 and has gone on to a successful career on the 2002. The SEC Male Athlete of the Year in PGA Tour. Among his PGA Tour victories 2002, he won six NCAA titles and earned a was a thrilling win at the PGA school-record nine All-America honors. Championship in August of 2001.

Marie Ferdinand Todd Walker The eighth pick overall in the 2001 WNBA Capped his LSU career as the SEC’s all- draft by the Utah Starzz. A Kodak All- time leader in hits, runs, RBIs, and total American in 2000-01 who helped the Lady bases. Walker, who is a member of the All- Tigers to the Elite Eight in 2000 and to the Time College World Series Team, led LSU to NCAA Tournament three times. She is a the national title in 1993. two-time WNBA all-star selection.

Meredith Duncan Ben McDonald The nation’s top collegiate golfer in 2002, Named National Player of the Year in 1989 Duncan left LSU as the school’s best and he was later the first player chosen in female golfer. She earned first-team All- the Major League Baseball Draft by the America honors as a senior in 2002 and Baltimore Orioles. won the United States Women’s Amateur Championship in 2001.

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THIS IS LSU Y.A. Tittle Billy Cannon A standout quarterback for the Tigers One of the true legends of college foot- TIGERS from 1944-47, Y.A. Tittle went on to a Hall ball in the South, Billy Cannon was the COACHES of Fame NFL career spanning 15 seasons 1959 Heisman Trophy winner that helped REVIEW where he was selected NFL MVP on two the Tigers to the 1958 national title. occasions (‘57 and ‘62). Cannon’s most memorable performance HISTORY came in 1959 against Ole Miss. The top- LSU ranked Tigers trailed No. 3 Ole Miss 3-0 in the fourth quarter when Cannon fielded a punt, broke seven tackles and returned it 89 yards as the Tigers went on to win 7-3. He went on to a successful 11-year professional career.

Steve Van Buren Bert Jones A halfback for the Tigers from 1941-43, Bert Jones finished fourth in the ballot- Steve Van Buren was an All-SEC selection ing for the 1972 Heisman Trophy. LSU in 1943, helping LSU to an Orange Bowl played in three bowl games during his victory. An NFL Hall of Famer who career and won the SEC title his sopho- enjoyed an eight-year career with the more year. Tigers compiled a 26-6-1 mark Eagles. during his career. His most notable feats were against Notre Dame in 1971 (28-8), and versus Ole Miss in 1972 when, with time expired he threw a touchdown pass to Brad Davis for a 17-16 LSU victory. First-team All-SEC by UPI in 1972. First pick in 1973 NFL draft by Baltimore Colts.

Jimmy Taylor Tommy Casanova Jimmy Taylor was as complete a football Versatility personified might be the best player ever to play the game. He was description of the myriad of talents of named most valuable player in the 1958 Tommy Casanova. During his three year Senior Bowl. His pro career is legendary LSU career, he played both offense and with the Green Bay Packers and he was defense and returned punts and kickoffs. inducted into the Pro Football Hall of One of just two-three time All-SEC per- Fame in 1976. Played with the Packers formers from LSU, 1969-70-71. Played sev- from 1958-66, then with the New Orleans eral seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals Saints in 1967. while pursuing his medical degree.

Jerry Stovall Charles Alexander Jerry Stovall was the runner-up in the During his career, Charles Alexander set voting for the 1962 Heisman Trophy. He nine SEC records, tied one and set 27 LSU was named first-team All-SEC in 1961 by marks. He holds the LSU records for most UPI and in 1962 by both AP and UPI. rushes in a game (43), most yards in a Stovall played nine seasons with the St. season (1,686) and most yards gained Louis Cardinals before returning to LSU per game in a season (153.3). Was named as assistant coach. He was then named first-team All-SEC by AP and UPI in 1977 head coach after the tragic death of Bo and 1978. Drafted in first round by Rein in 1980 and led the Tigers to the Cincinnati and played in the 1981 Super 1983 Orange Bowl and was named Bowl. National Coach of the Year by the Walter Camp Football Foundation after the 1982 season.

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Wendell Davis ALL-AMERICANS THIS IS LSU One of the most prolific receivers in LSU TIGERS history, Wendell Davis finished his career with a then SEC record 2,708 yards COACHES receiving. Currently ranks second in LSU REVIEW history and sixth in SEC history in career HISTORY receiving yards. Also ranks among the top 10 in SEC history in single season LSU receiving yards (1,244), single season receptions (80), and career receptions (183). First-team All-SEC by AP, UPI and SEC Coaches in 1987 and 1988.

Kevin Faulk LSU's all-time leading rusher and a three-time All-SEC choice, Kevin Faulk led the SEC in rushing in each of his junior and senior seasons and topped the league in scoring as a senior. As a soph- omore he led the SEC in all-purpose yards and was second in the league in Three’s Company rushing as he was named an All- American by the AP as an all-purpose Marcus Spears (above), Corey Webster and Ben Wilkerson were selected first- player. He was the SEC Freshman team All-Americans in 2004. LSU has had eight All-Americans since 2000. Offensive Player of the Year in 1995. Was a member of the 2002 and 2004 Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots. A L Nacho Albergamo, center, 1987 Tyler LaFauci, guard, 1973 Charles Alexander, tailback, 1977, 1978 David LaFleur, tight end, 1996 Mike Anderson, linebacker, 1970 Chad Lavalais, defensive tackle, 2003 Josh Reed An All-American, Josh Reed re-wrote B M both the LSU and SEC record books with George Bevan, linebacker, 1969 Todd McClure, center, 1998 a record 94 receptions for 1,740 yards on James Britt, cornerback, 1982 Anthony McFarland, noseguard, 1998 Michael Brooks, linebacker, 1985 Eric Martin, split end, 1983 his way to winning the Biletnikoff Award Fred Miller, tackle, 1962 in 2001. He was a consensus first-team Doug Moreau, end, 1965 All-America selection and led the nation C in yards per game (145.0). Reed finished Billy Cannon, halfback, 1958, 1959 P his career with a then SEC record 3,001 Warren Capone, linebacker, 1972, 1973 Tommy Casanova, safety, 1969, 1970, 1971 Remi Prudhomme, tackle, 1964 yards receiving on 167 catches. Stephen Peterman, guard, 2003 D Wendell Davis, split end, 1986, 1987 R Robert Dugas, offensive tackle, 1978 Josh Reed, wide receiver, 2001 George Rice, tackle, 1965 E Albert Richardson, linebacker, 1982 Ronnie Estay, tackle, 1971 Ben Wilkerson S F Lance Smith, offensive tackle, 1984 Ben Wilkerson anchored LSU’s offensive Marcus Spears, defensive end, 2004 line for four years, including the 2003 Alan Faneca, offensive guard, 1997 Marvin “Moose” Stewart, center, 1935, 1936 national championship season. He col- Kevin Faulk, all-purpose, 1996 Jerry Stovall, halfback, 1962 lected 41 starts in his career, including Sid Fournet, tackle, 1954 Max Fugler, center, 1958 the first eight games of 2004 before suf- T fering a season-ending knee injury. G George Tarasovic, center, 1951 Despite missing four games, Wilkerson Jimmy Taylor, fullback, 1957 was named a first-team All-American by John Garlington, end, 1967 Gaynell “Gus” Tinsley, end, 1935, 1936 the American Football Coaches Skyler Green, return specialist, 2003 Billy Truax, end, 1963 Association and the Sporting News and was a second-team Walter Camp All- J W American. Wilkerson was also awarded Greg Jackson, safety, 1988 Corey Webster, cornerback, 2003, 2004 the Rimington Award as the nation’s top Bradie James, linebacker, 2002 Ben Wilkerson, center, 2004 center in 2004. Bert Jones, quarterback, 1972 Mike Williams, cornerback, 1974 Roy “Moonie” Winston, guard, 1961 K Ken Kavanaugh, end, 1939 Chad Kessler, punter, 1997

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INTRO Special thanks to Peter Finney of the New THIS IS LSU THE RICH HISTORY OF LSU FOOTBALL IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PORTRAY IN ONLY Orleans Times-Picayune who has docu- mented the history of LSU football in his TIGERS AFEWPAGES OWEVER BELOW ARE TIDBITS FROM THE IGER OOTBALL . H , T F book Fighting Tigers, Marty Mule' of the COACHES New Orleans Times-Picayune who penned ANNALS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE STORY THAT IS LSU FOOTBALL. REVIEW Eye of the Tiger in celebration of LSU's football centennial in 1993, and to the late HISTORY THESE ITEMS ARE PRESENTED AS BACKGROUND MATERIAL WITH THE HOPE historian H. Warren Taylor whose relent- LSU less pursuit of accurate information and THAT THEY WILL ENCOURAGE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MANY record-keeping in the early years of LSU athletics has kept alive the accomplish- TRADITIONS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH TIGER ATHLETICS. ments of Tiger athletes in football, basketball, track, and boxing dating back to the late 1800s.

1894 The 1962 LSU cheerleaders. LSU cadets at football practice in the fall of 1894

ORIGIN OF THE LSU NICKNAME: ORIGIN OF THE LSU COLORS: Cheerleaders Fighting Tigers Purple and Gold? Cheerleaders have long been a part of college football tradition, and the LSU Varsity Cheerleaders are no exception in their role in Tiger gridiron lore. Pregame ceremonies fea- In the fall of 1896, coach A.W. Jeardeau’s There is some discrepancy in the origin of ture the LSU cheerleaders atop Mike the Tiger's cage as it circles the field. The cheerlead- LSU football team posted a perfect 6-0-0 Royal Purple and Old Gold as LSU’s official ers also traditionally lead the Tigers onto the field before and after halftime of every game. record, and it was in that pigskin campaign colors. It is believed that those colors were The 1989 Tiger cheerleaders captured the National Championship in the annual Universal that LSU first adopted its nickname, Tigers. worn for the first time by an LSU team in Cheerleading Association competition. “Tigers” seemed a logical choice since most the spring of 1893 when the LSU baseball collegiate teams in that year bore the squad beat Tulane in the first intercolle- names of ferocious animals, but the under- giate contest played in any sport by lying reason why LSU chose “Tigers” dates Louisiana State University. Team captain back to the Civil War. During the “War E.B. Young reportedly hand-picked those Between the States,” a battalion of colors for the LSU squad. Later that year, Confederate soldiers comprised of New the first football game was played. On Nov. Orleans Zouaves and Donaldsonville 25, 1893, football coach/chemistry profes- Cannoneers distinguished themselves at sor Dr. Charles Coates and some of his play- the Battle of Shenandoah. These Louisiana ers went into town to purchase ribbon to rebels had been known by their contempo- adorn their gray jerseys as they prepared raries as the fighting band of Louisiana to play the first LSU gridiron game. Stores Tigers. Thus, when LSU football teams were stocking ribbons in the colors of Mardi entered the gridiron battlefields in their Gras -purple, gold, and green - for the com- fourth year of intercollegiate competition, ing Carnival season. However, none of the they tagged themselves as the “Tigers.” green had yet arrived at Reymond’s Store The 1955 LSU “fourth-quarter ball club” at the corner of Third and Main streets. helped the moniker “Tigers” grow into the Coates and quarterback Ruffin Pleasant nickname, “Fighting Tigers.” bought up all of the purple and gold stock and made it into rosettes and badges. 1907 On Dec. 25 1907, LSU was the first college team to play on foreign soil in Havana, Cuba. Tigers Invade Cuba LSU was the first college team to play on foreign soil when, in 1907, coach Edgar R. Wingard took his Tigers to Havana for an international gridiron bout. The University of Havana team had dominated every American service team it had played, but had never encountered football collegiate style. The finesse of the Tigers took the big Cuban team by surprise on Christmas Day at Almendares Park and LSU walked away with a convincing 56-0 victory before 10,000 fans.

Mike the Tiger‘s spirit on display in the roaring 20s.

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1931 Night Falls on Tiger Stadium 1905 Tigers 1908 Tigers The tradition of playing night games in Tiger Stadium began on Oct. 3, 1931, when LSU downed Spring Hill, 35-0, under the lights. The idea of night football was introduced by T.P. "Skipper" Heard, then graduate manager of athletics and later athletics director. Several 1895 • 1896 • 1898 • 1905 • 1908 • 1958 reasons were cited for playing LSU games at night, including avoiding the heat and humid- Perfect Seasons ity of afternoon games, avoiding scheduling conflicts with Tulane and Loyola and giving LSU has had six unblemished seasons in its history. The Tigers first went undefeated and more fans the opportunity to see the Tigers play. An immediate increase in attendance was untied in 1895 under head coach A. P. Simmons with a 3-0 record, but the first truly great noted, and night football soon became ingrained in LSU football lore. LSU has also tradi- LSU team is considered to be the 1908 squad led by one of the most legendary players to tionally played better at night than in the light of day. Since 1960, LSU is 187-62-4 (.747) wear the Purple and Gold--Doc Fenton. That 1908 team, coached by Edgar R. Wingard, soared under the lights of Tiger Stadium and only 16-21-3 (.438) during the day at home. through a 10-game schedule without a loss or tie as Fenton scored an incredible 125 points on the year. It was 50 years before LSU would post another perfect season, winning the national championship in 1958 with an 11-0 mark.

Ole War Skule The Kingfish Dormitories LSU began in 1860 as the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy, shortly before the beginning of the Civil War. In fact, LSU's first superintendent was Civil War No single person can be credited for build- Tiger Stadium is unique in that it once commander William Tecumseh Sherman. "Ole War Skule" was formerly a popular reference ing LSU football into the entity it is today, housed some 1,500 dorm rooms, home to to LSU, as was the term "Old Lou." but one of the men who most influenced many LSU students over the years. This the popularity of Tiger football was neither concept was introduced in 1928 by T.P. a player nor a coach. The “Kingfish,” "Skipper" Heard, who can also be credited Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long, never for bringing night football to Tiger Stadium. shied from using his political influence to Heard learned that LSU president James aid the cause of LSU football. Two examples: Smith proposed to use $250,000 to build In 1934, athletic director T.P. Heard reported new dormitories on the LSU campus. low advance sales for the LSU-SMU game Heard sold Smith on the idea of raising the because of a circus coming to town the stands on both the East and West sides of night of the game. Long contacted the the stadium and extending them to the end proper Barnum and Bailey representatives zones, then constructing the dorms inside and informed them of a near-forgotten ani- the stadium. Thus the University got its mal-dipping law. The show was canceled dorms and Tiger Stadium's capacity and LSU-SMU ticket sales took off. Later increased by 10,000 seats in 1931. 1946 that same year, Long used his influence to Tigers Battle Hogs in “Ice Bowl” "entice" passenger agents of the Illinois Central Railroad to lower fares for LSU stu- The Tigers of 1946, though not one of Bernie Moore's two SEC Championship teams, was dents traveling to a road football game. surely one of Moore's finest squads. Only a 26-7 loss at the hands of SEC foe Georgia Tech When Long threatened to reassess the spoiled the season and the Y.A. Tittle-led Bayou Bengals landed in the Cotton Bowl against value of railroad bridges in the state from Arkansas and star Razorback Smackover Scott. But ice, sleet and snow pelted Dallas on that $100,000 to $4 million, the railroad gener- Jan. 1 as LSU filled oil drums with charcoal and started fires for makeshift heaters on the ously agreed to give LSU students a $6 field. Fans built fires in the stands and watched the Tigers roll to 271-54 advantage in total roundtrip fare for the Vanderbilt game that yardage and a 15-1 lead in first downs. Those numbers, however, didn't equate on the score- season. board that showed 0-0 at game's end. The Tigers finished the season with a 9-1-1 record in Moore's penultimate season as head coach.

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1952 Numbering System LSU, in 1952, introduced a unique - and short-lived - jersey numbering system. The idea of coach Gaynell "Gus" Tinsley and publicity director Jim Corbett, the system utilized an 1958 abbreviation of the player's position on his jersey. Thus, ends, guards and tackles wore the letters "E", "G" and "T" followed by a single-digit number. The right side of the line wore Chinese Bandits even numbers, the left side odd numbers. In similar fashion the centers, quarterbacks, left The nickname of one of the three units utilized in Paul Dietzel's three-platoon system that halfbacks, right halfbacks and fullbacks wore"C", "Q", "L", "R" and "F", respectively, fol- vaulted the Tigers to the 1958 national championship. That year, the first team was named lowed by single-digit numerals. The 1953 LSU yearbook, the Gumbo, boldly predicted that the White Team, an offensive unit was named the Go Team and a defensive unit was tabbed the new system "may revolutionize the football jersey manufacturing industry." It didn't. the Chinese Bandits. The White Team, naturally, wore white jerseys and was so named. The Go Team wore gold jerseys as the word "gold" was eventually shortened to "go." The name Halloween "Chinese Bandits" actually originated when Dietzel recalled a line from the old "Terry and The Pirates" comic strip that referred to Chinese Bandits as the "most vicious people in the Drama on Halloween is as traditional as pumpkins and goblins for LSU and Ole Miss. These world." In their heyday, the Chinese Bandits were featured in Chinese masks in Life maga- schools have met seven times on October 31 with the series tied at 3-3-1. The most notable zine. In 1980, the LSU band revived the “Bandit” tune played when the LSU defense stalls any game on All Hallow's Eve was the 1959 thriller that saw Billy Cannon return a punt 89 yards opponent's drive. to spur a 7-3 Tiger victory. The Tigers and Rebels next met on Halloween in 1964. Ole Miss led 10-3 late in the fourth quarter in Death Valley when LSU scored a touchdown to make it 10-9. Quarterback Billy Ezell then threw to Doug Moreau in the front corner of the endzone 1959 on the two-point conversion, at nearly the exact point where Cannon had crossed the goal line five years earlier for an 11-10 win. There was a 17-year drought before the teams played 89 yards on Oct. 31 again, this time at Jackson in 1981. A seesaw battle ended with a 46-yard field goal There have been longer scoring plays in LSU off the foot of LSU's David Johnston as time expired for a 27-27 tie. In the most recent meet- football history, but Billy Cannon's 89-yard ing, the teams engaged in the first overtime game in LSU history at Oxford in 1998, but Ole punt return against Ole Miss in 1959 is simply, Miss emerged with a 37-31 win. and undeniably, the most famous play in Tiger gridiron records. In fact, some consider it one South End Zone of the most memorable in college football history. It was an eerie, misty and humid Whether it be the 1959 goal put together eight goal line LSU's defense was nick- Halloween night, and the Rebels of Mississippi line stand that sealed vic- stands at the south end named the "Lights Out took a 3-0 lead into the final quarter, threat- tory for the Tigers against zone, including the follow- Defense." The first great ening to end an 18-game LSU win streak. On Ole Miss on the "Billy ing games: 1985 Colorado goal line stand at that end third and 17 from the Ole Miss 42, the Rebels' Cannon Run" night or Bert State, 1985 Florida, 1986 of the field may have been Jake Gibbs punted 47 yards to the Tiger 11 Jones' pass to Brad Davis North Carolina, 1986 Notre in that 1959 game when where Cannon hauled it in on the bounce. as time expired to beat the Dame, 1988 Texas A&M, 1991 Warren Rabb and Billy Cannon careened off seven tacklers down the Rebels in 1972, the south Florida State, 1992 Miss. Cannon halted Ole Miss' east sideline and darted 89 yards to immortal- end zone of Tiger Stadium State and 1996 Vanderbilt. Doug Elmore at the one- ity. Some say it may have been that run that has become somewhat of In 1988, the Tigers stymied yard line for the 7-3 victory. assured Cannon of the Heisman Trophy he an enigma for the some- the Texas A&M Aggies at Then, in 1971, the first and received at season's end. times strange and often the LSU two-yard line most memorable of LSU's memorable plays in LSU despite the distraction of a three goal line stands football. In the past 18 bank of lights going dark against Notre Dame was at years alone, the Tiger midway through A&M's the one-yard line at the No. 20 defenders have series of plays. For that South end of the field as Despite the number of colorful figures and series, Louis Cascio and Ronnie outstanding athletes who have come down Billy Cannon and Estay hit the Irish's Andy the pike in the history of LSU football, just one Warren Rabb make a Huff at the goal en route to jersey number, No. 20, has been retired. The stop at the South a 28-8 Tiger victory. great Billy Cannon, two-time All-American and End Zone. Heisman Trophy winner, played at LSU from 1957-59. He led the Tigers to the 1958 national cham- The only man pionship and is best known who can for his 89-yard punt return wear No. 20: to beat Ole Miss in 1959. In Billy Cannon his career, Cannon rushed returned to for 1,867 yards on 359 car- Tiger Stadium ries, an average of 5.2 yards per carry and scored in 1988. 19 rushing touchdowns. He also scored two touchdowns by receiving and one each by punt return, kickoff return and interception return. LSU went 24-7 during Cannon's stay on the Baton Rouge campus, including 19 straight victories from the end of the 1957 season to the eighth game of the 1959 campaign. Following that 1959 season, Cannon's jersey was retired into the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame.

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LSU vs. TULANE 1966 INTRO The Rivalry THIS IS LSU LSU’s rivalry with the Green Wave of Tulane was a natu- LSU Stuns No. 2 TIGERS ral from the game's infancy. The Greenies won LSU's Arkansas in Cotton Bowl first football game in 1893 by a 34-0 count, but over the COACHES ensuing seasons, the Tigers have dominated the series One of the most notable games in LSU football history was REVIEW and own a 65-22-7 margin over their neighbors from the 1966 Cotton Bowl against powerful Arkansas. The New Orleans. The proximity of the schools made for the Razorbacks went into the New Year's Day tilt ranked No. 2 HISTORY development of the rivalry in its early years and, by in the country and riding a 22-game winning streak. LSU 1913, fans began to travel the distance by automobile owned a meager 7-3 mark compared to the Hogs’ perfect LSU instead of by train. Today's Tiger fan can traverse the 10-0 record, but little Joe Labruzzo silenced many a disbe- distance from Tiger Stadium to the Louisiana liever to spark the Bayou Bengals to their greatest bowl Superdome in less than 90 minutes, but in the early win. The Tigers left Dallas with a 14-7 win over the years, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune Southwest Conference host Razorbacks. The Tigers have "with a good car, it can be negotiated in perfect com- appeared in three other Cotton Bowl classics, tying fort in six hours." Arkansas 0-0 in the 1947 game beating Texas 13-0 in 1963 and losing to Texas 35-20 in 2003. The Rag The Rag was the traditional spoils of victory in the LSU- 1988 Tulane rivalry for many years. This flag, decorat- Tigers “Move the Earth” in Win Over Auburn ed half in LSU's colors of QB Tommy Hodson connected with WR purple and gold and the Eddie Fuller in the back of the endzone for other half adorned in the the touchdown that vaulted LSU to a 7-6 green and white of victory over Auburn on Oct. 8, 1988, to Tulane, was held for one help lead the LSU Tigers to their seventh year by the victorious SEC crown. The moment will forever be school until the game know as the “Night the Tigers Moved the the following season. The Earth,” as the play caused such a thunder- whereabouts of the orig- ous explosion from the 79,341 fans in inal flag are unknown; Tiger Stadium, the LSU Department of however, a new version Geology registered vibrations on a seis- of The Rag was awarded to the LSU squad after the mograph machine at the exact moment Tigers defeated the Greenies, 48-17, in the 2001 season the touchdown was scored. opener in Death Valley.

Tailgating Voice of the Tigers Crossbar Victory Hill It has often been pondered whether the For many years, John Ferguson (above) Unknown to many Tiger fans, the LSU foot- A pre-game ritual for many Tiger fans is to attraction of night football is because of was known as the "Voice of the Tigers" as ball team still runs onto the field under the line North Stadium Drive in the hours the excitement of the atmosphere created his call of the action was broadcast nation- same crossbar that stood as part of the before kickoff to see the Tiger Marching by a game under the lights, the more wide. The most famous call of all plays, north end zone goalpost in Tiger Stadium Band in its walk from the band hall. The pleasant weather of an evening after the though, belongs to J.C. Politz who was the as early as 1955. It had long been a tradi- band pauses each game on the hill next to sun has set, or because it allows more time "Voice of the Tigers" in 1959 when Billy tion that the LSU football team enter the the Journalism Building to play "Tiger for tailgating. If it is not football that peo- Cannon made his famous 89-yard run. By field by running under the goalpost when Rag," to the delight of the LSU throngs. ple of South Louisiana crave, then it is the time Cannon reached midfield on that the new "T-style" goalposts came into Former head coach Curley Hallman began food. Tiger fans arrive as early as play, a technician attempted to turn up the vogue. By virtue of tradition, the old "H- the tradition in the early 1990s of leading Thursday evening for Saturday games, set sound on Politz' mike to raise it above the style" posts stood on the field of Death the team by foot down Victory Hill from up their motor homes and kick back for a crowd noise. In the excitement of the Valley until they were finally removed in Broussard Hall two hours before the game. weekend of cooking and enjoyment for two moment, though, he turned the knob the 1984. Part of the crossbar, however, was That practice became so popular that days until kickoff. A stroll across the LSU wrong way, lowering the volume and rais- kept and mounted above the door of the Gerry DiNardo and Nick Saban continued campus and through the parking lots is a ing the crowd noise, and much of Politz' Tiger Den through which the Tigers run the tradition, even though the team began veritable connoisseur's treat. Common call of that play is lost forever. Ferguson onto the field each game. In 1993, in cele- to stay in a hotel the night before home entrees include crawfish, boiled shrimp later returned to the mike as "The Voice," bration of the centennial of LSU football, games. The team buses drive from the and jambalaya and, on occasion, one will then moved into television where he the "H-style" goalposts were returned to hotel to Broussard Hall - not Tiger Stadium run across a cochon-de-lait (pig roast). worked on TigerVision broadcasts begin- the end zones of Tiger Stadium, thanks to - in order for the players to make their tra- ning in 1984. At that time, Jim Hawthorne a donation from Shaw Industries of Baton ditional walk down Victory Hill. took over the radio duties and remains Rouge. today the football, men’s basketball, and baseball "Voice of the Tigers." The legendary Ferguson is now director emeritus of LSU's Tiger Athletic Foundation.

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INTRO White Jerseys The White House THIS IS LSU LSU is one of the few college football Following their national championship sea- teams that traditionally wear white jerseys son in 2003, the LSU football team visited TIGERS for home games. The tradition originated Washington D.C. as part of Champions Day COACHES when LSU won its first national champi- at the White House. Head coach Nick onship in 1958. Head coach Paul Dietzel had Saban and members of the team REVIEW a habit of tinkering with the uniform every had the chance to meet President HISTORY year. In 1958, he chose to wear white jer- George W. Bush in the East Room seys for LSU’s home games, and the Tigers and were presented on the South LSU subsequently won the national champi- Lawn of the White House. The onship. A superstitious man, Dietzel didn’t President posed for pictures change the uniform after that season. LSU with the Tigers, while congratu- continued to wear white jerseys for home lating the team on winning the games throughout the Charlie McClendon BCS National Championship. LSU Era. When Jerry Stovall took over as head team captain Rodney Reed pre- coach in 1980, he said the Tigers would sented President Bush with a per- occasionally wear purple jerseys so that sonalized national championship home fans could see a different color. In LSU jersey during the ceremony. 1982, the NCAA changed its jersey rule, visiting team would have to give the home In addition to the trip to the requiring teams to wear dark colored jer- team permission to wear the white jerseys. White House, the Tigers visited seys for home games. The Tigers wore pur- The first team to deny LSU’s request was the Lincoln Memorial, toured ple jerseys for all home games from 1983 DiNardo’s former team, Vanderbilt. Instead to 1994. When Gerry DiNardo became head of going back to purple jerseys, the Tigers the capitol building and met coach in 1995, he vowed to change the took to the field in new gold jerseys. The with the members of the NCAA jersey rule. After petitioning the SEC later adopted a league rule stipulating Louisiana delegation. rules committee of the American Football that the home team has sole discretion in Coaches Association, he personally met determining its jersey color. Nick Saban with each member of the NCAA Football became LSU’s head coach in 2000 and con- Rodney Reed presents Rules Committee. DiNardo’s efforts were tinued the white jersey tradition, but with President George W. Bush successful and the Tigers were allowed to a twist. Saban decided that LSU would wear white jerseys again beginning in 1995. wear purple jerseys for all non-SEC games, with an LSU National A stipulation of the new rule was that the except the home opener. Championship Jersey.

The Golden Band From Tigerland The grandest band in all the land, the Golden Band from Tigerland, is as much a part of Saturday nights in Tiger Stadium as the team itself. Among the many favorites of LSU fans is the band's traditional pregame march down North Stadium Drive from the Band Hall to the tune of "Hold That Tiger." That tradition is a carry-over from the old pregame parades through downtown Baton Rouge. Castro Carazo was the man handpicked by Louisiana Governor Huey Long in 1935 to revamp the Tiger band. Carazo and Long together wrote fan favorite "Touchdown for LSU," and two years later Carazo also penned the official LSU fight song, "Fight For LSU." The tradition of the LSU Tiger Marching Band continues today. The LSU Tiger Marching Band is made up of some 325 musicians, Golden Girls and Colorguard members. In 1997, the band was selected as the top band in the Southeastern Conference by SEC band directors. In December 2001, the band was awarded the Sudler Trophy, the highest honor a collegiate marching band can receive. The award has been called "the Heisman Trophy of marching bands," according to Frank Wickes, director of LSU bands.

HEY, FIGHTIN’ TIGERS FIGHT FOR LSU TIGER RAG (Official Fight Song) (Hold That Tiger) Hey, Fightin’ Tigers, fight all the way Like Knights of old, Let’s fight to hold Play Fightin’ Tigers, win the game today. The glory of the Purple Gold. Long ago, way down in the jungle Someone got an inspiration for a tune, You’ve got the know how, Let’s carry through, Let’s die or do And that jingle brought from the jungle you’re doing fine, To win the game for dear old LSU. Became famous mighty soon. Hang on to the ball as you hit the wall And smash right through the line Keep trying for that high score; Thrills and chills it sends thru you! Come on and fight, Hot! so hot, it burns you too! You’ve got to go for a touchdown We want some more, some more. Run up the score. Tho’ it’s just the growl of the tiger Make Mike the Tiger stand right up and roar. Come on you Tigers, Fight! Fight! Fight! It was written in a syncopated way, ROAR! for dear old L-S-U. More and more they howl for the “Tiger” RAH! Ev’ry where you go today TOUCHDOWN FOR LSU! Give it all of your might as you fight tonight They’re shoutin’ and keep the goal in view. Tigers! Tigers! They’ve come to town, Victory for L-S-U! Where’s that Tiger! Where’s that Tiger! They fight! They fight! Call a first down, Where’s that Tiger! Where’s that Tiger! Just look them over, and how they can go, “Hey, Fighting Tigers,” was adapted from the Hold that Tiger! Hold that Tiger! Smashing the line with runs and passes broadway show tine “Hey, Look Me Over” by Hold that Tiger! Cy Coleman. The song appeared in the musical high and low. Wildcat starring Lucille Ball. LSU obtained special permission to use the melody that can Touchdown! Touchdown! It’s Tigers’ score. be heard in and around Tiger Stadium on Give them hell and a little bit more. Saturday nights in the fall. Come on you Tigers, Fight them, you Tigers, Touchdown for LSU. Rah! U. Rah! Words to LSU Alma Mater are on page 1.

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THIS IS LSU stadium, his cage on wheels is parked next to Mike’s New Habitat the opponent’s locker room in the southeast end TIGERS of the stadium. Opposing players must make COACHES their way past Mike’s cage to reach their locker room. REVIEW Tradition dictates that the Tigers will score a touchdown for every growl issued by Mike HISTORY before a football game. For many years, Mike LSU was prompted to roar by pounding on the cage. Objections of cruel punishment brought about the use of recorded growls to play to the crowd before the games. That practice was discontin- ued shortly afterward and, today, Mike partici- pates in the pregame tradition without provoca- tion. The Tiger mascot stopped traveling with the LSU team in 1970 when his cage overturned Trainer Mike Chambers and namesake on Airline Highway in an accident en route to a with Mike I housed in City Park Zoo. game. Mike IV traveled four more times, though, as he appeared at a Mardi Gras parade in 1984, The new environment created for Mike has ike V, the famed live Bengal tiger that the 1985 Sugar Bowl, and LSU’s basketball 15,000 square feet in size with lush planting, serves as the graphic image of all LSU games in the Superdome. a large live oak tree, a beautiful waterfall and Mathletic teams, begins the 13th year of Mike V made his first road trip in a stream evolving from a rocky backdrop his reign on the LSU campus. December 1991 to the Louisiana Superdome to He proudly rules over a modern, refur- witness LSU and Shaquille O’Neal defeat Texas, overflowing with plants and trees. The habi- bished domicile, just north of Tiger Stadium, 84-83. tat has, as a backdrop, an Italianate tower, a that is divided into two areas: a concrete space In the mid-1980’s, pranksters cut the locks campanile, that creates a visual bridge to the containing a pool and a grassy expanse on Mike IV’s cage and freed him in the early- Italianate architectural vernacular that is the equipped with a tiger-sized wooden scratching morning hours just days before the annual LSU- underpinning of the image of the entire post and a climbing platform. In addition, there Tulane clash. Mike roamed free, playfully knock- beautiful LSU campus. This spectacular new is an indoor area into which he can retreat to ing down several small pine trees in the area, habitat will feature state-of-the-art technolo- avoid inclement weather. This area has a large before being trapped in the Bernie Moore Track window that allows his fans to view him while he Stadium where police used tranquilizer guns to gies, research, conservation and husbandry is inside. capture and return the Bengal Tiger to his home. programs, as well as educational, interpretive Mike’s ride through Tiger Stadium before The incident was reminiscent of a kidnap- and recreational activities. It will, in essence, home games in a cage topped by the LSU cheer- ping of Mike I many years ago by Tulane stu- be one of the largest and finest Tiger habitats leaders is a school tradition. Before entering the dents before a Tiger-Green Wave battle. in the United States.

1936-1956 1956-1958 1958-1976 1976-1990 1990-present Mike I Mike II Mike III Mike IV Mike V The original Mike was purchased The second Mike served a brief Just in time for the 1958 national Mike IV reigned over Tiger athlet- The newest tiger mascot was from the Little Rock Zoo in 1936 reign, lasting only through the championship season, Mike III was ics for 14 years after being donat- donated by Dr. Thomas and for $750, with money contributed 1957 season before dying of pneu- purchased from the Woodland ed to the school by August A. Caroline Atchison of the Animal by the student body. Originally monia in the spring of 1958. He Park Zoo in Seattle, Wash., follow- Busch III from the Dark Continent House Zoological Park in Moulton, known as “Sheik” at the time of was born at the Audubon Zoo in ing a “national search” by then- Amusement Park in Tampa, Fla, on Ala. Avid LSU supporter Charles his purchase, his name was New Orleans and came to LSU on athletic director Jim Corbett. The Aug. 29, 1976. Born on May 15, 1974, Becker, a member of the LSU changed to Mike to honor Mike Sept. 28, 1956. The young tiger student body contributed $1,500 Mike’s age and health were deter- booster group the Tammany Chambers who served as LSU’s was held overnight in Tiger for the purchase of the tiger. mining factors in his retirement Tigers, put Dr. Sheldon Bivin of athletic trainer when the first Stadium and unveiled Sept. 29, Mike III served as mascot for 18 to the Baton Rouge Zoo in 1990. the LSU School of Veterinary mascot was purchased. Chambers the opening day of the football seasons, dying after the only los- The centerpiece of the Zoo’s cat Medicine in touch with the had played football at Illinois season. ing season of his reign, as LSU exhibit, Mike weighed in at 500 Atchisons. Bivin traveled to where he blocked for the leg- posted a 5-6 record in 1975. pounds. His only hiatus from the Alabama and brought the baby endary Red Grange. The first Mike LSU campus before 1990 was the tiger back to Baton Rouge. Born was housed in the Baton Rouge summer of 1981 which he spent at Oct. 18, 1989, the new tiger was Zoo for one year before a perma- the Little Rock Zoo while his cage introduced to LSU fans at a bas- nent home was constructed near was being expanded. Ironically, ketball game against Alabama in Tiger Stadium. Mike I reigned for the Little Rock Zoo was the birth- February 1990. He officially 20 years before dying of pneumo- place of the first Mike the Tiger. began his reign on April 30, 1990, nia in the midst of a six-game LSU Mike IV died of old age in March of when he was moved into the tiger losing streak in 1957. Fearing the 1995 at the age of 21. cage across from Tiger Stadium. LSU faithful would give up hope upon the death of the mascot, Mike’s death was not made public until the Tigers finally ended the losing streak.

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Prominent Alumni

INTRO

THIS IS LSU

TIGERS

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LSU

Shaquille O’Neal Three-time NBA champion and 2000 league MVP Shaquille O’Neal joined the long list of prominent LSU alumni when he earned his degree in General Studies in December 2000.

Eduardo Aguirre, Jr. Kevin Faulk Named the first Director of U.S. Excelled in both the classroom hile LSU Citizenship and Immigration and on the playing field as he Services (USCIS), a department graduated in just 3 years. Faulk continues under the Department of is currently a member of the Homeland Security. President three-time Super Bowl Wto make George W. Bush appointed him to Champion New England Patriots. this position, in February 2003. its mark on the play-

ing field, winning 43 Dr. James Andrews Carlos Roberto Flores national titles, the A world-renowned orthopedic Currently president of Honduras, surgeon. Andrews is a 1963 grad- a position to which he was elect- state‘s flagship uate of LSU and a 1967 graduate ed in 1997. Flores is married to of LSU Medical School. While at the former Mary Carol Flake, also LSU, Andrews won the SEC an alumnus of LSU. University continues indoor and outdoor titles in the to be a breeding pole vault. ground for some of Lod Cook Jim Flores the greatest minds Graduated from LSU with a bach- Graduated from LSU and cur- elor’s degree in Mathematics in rently is the Vice Chairman of in the world-past 1955 and then earned his Ocean Energy, the World’s Master’s degree in Petro Leader in Oil Exploration, based and present. Engineering in 1955. Cook served in Houston, Texas. as CEO of ARCO for nine years.

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PROMINENT LSU ALUMNI INTRO THIS IS LSU

UNIVERSITY ALUMNI TIGERS

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Donald R. Anderson - Maxime A. Faget - Designed REVIEW Diplomat. Mercury and Gemini spacecrafts. HISTORY LSU Larry Arthur - AIDS Mary Carol Flake Flores - researcher. First Lady of Honduras.

Elizabeth Ashley - Actress. Julie Giroux - Emmy Award- winning composer. John Ed Bradley - Sports Bill Conti - Oscar-winning Illustrated writer and novelist. Rufus William (Bill) Harp - Television Set decorator. composer who has written theme music for several well-known John Breaux - U.S. Senator movies, including Rocky and its Walter Hitesman - Former (1987-present) and U.S. sequels, The Karate Kid and For president, Reader's Digest. Congressman (1972-86) from Your Eyes Only. Louisiana. Hubert Humphrey - U.S. vice president (1965-69). Don Clayton - President and Edwin Newman - TV journalist Thomas O. Ryder - President, CEO, Meridian Oil Co. and commentator. American Express Publication Corp. W. Vernon Jones - Branch and magazine publisher. "Lightning Joe" Lawton Division Chief, NASA headquarters Carolyn Bennett Patterson Collins - Chief of Staff for Dolores Spikes - President of Russell Long - U.S. Senator - Former senior editor, National President Truman. Geographic. the University of Maryland-Eastern from Louisiana, 1948-87. Shore. Eric Arture Delvalle - James Malmberg - President, J. Howard Rambin - CEO, Former president of Panama. Texaco. Ray Strother - Author, politi- CEO, Piccadilly. cal consultant. A. Wright Elliott - Executive Ray Marshall - Secretary of Rex Reed - Drama critic, syndi- vice president, Chase Manhattan cated columnist. Joanne Woodward - Academy Bank. Labor under President Carter. Award-winning actress. Maj. Gen. Thomas Rhame - Graves Erskine - U.S. Marine Grover Murray - President emeritus of Texas Tech University. Led 1st Infantry Division against Corps General in WWII. Iraq during Persian Gulf War.

Reinosuke Hara Eddie J. Jones Researched at LSU in the 1950s President of the NFL's Miami and then later received the hon- Dolphins franchise. The 36-year orary Doctorate of Science veteran of the NFL currently degree from LSU in 1992. serves on the NFL's Employee Currently is Vice-Chairman of Benefits Committee. Seiko Instruments.

Mary L. Landrieu Marty Sixkiller Became the first woman from Senior Technical Director for Louisiana elected to a full term PDI/DreamWorks' movies "Antz", in the United States Senate in "Shrek", and "Shrek 2." 1997.

Harry J. Longwell James Carville Graduated from LSU in 1963 with Received both a Bachelor’s degree and Law a Bachelor’s degree in degree from LSU. Carville gained fame in the Petroleum Engineering and cur- 1990's as the chief campaign strategist for rently is Executive Vice Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Carville also penned President of ExxonMobil. a best-selling memoir titled All’s Fair: Love, War and Running for President.

2005 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 67 Jack and Priscilla Andonie LSU Sports Museum

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he Jack and Priscilla Andonie Museum is home to LSU’s Amenities 51 separate displays athletics history. The museum, located at the Lod Cook 4 12 large wall-mounted TAlumni Center on LSU’s campus, is full of artifacts and 4 television screens memorabilia from the Andonie’s personal collection gathered 413,000 LSU artifacts and memorabilia by the couple over the past three decades that total about Numerous kiosk displays 13,000 pieces. The museum features 51 separate displays that 4 include at least one area in the room for each of LSU’s sports. There are also displays featuring LSU’s five retired jerseys, the “Early Years” of LSU athletics, the Tiger Band and Golden Girls, cheerleaders and Mike the Tiger. The center piece of the museum “The Road to the National Championship” is a game-by- game recap of the 2003 LSU football team’s national championship season. Included in the display is a replica of the ADT Museum Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Monday - Friday National Championship trophy, coach Nick Saban’s sideline 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Saturday’s * 8 a.m - 12 p.m. • Sunday’s * headset, and an official game ball signed by the team. * Only the weekend of home football games

$3 - Adults $2 - Seniors $1 - LSU employees and high school or college students

68 2005 LSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE Athletic Facilities

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Tiger Stadium Pete Maravich Assembly Center Football Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Volleyball and Gymnastics Built - 1924 • Capacity - 91,600 Built - 1971 • Capacity - 14,164 Largest Crowd - 92,251 vs. Georgia on September 20, 2003 Largest Crowd - 15,694 (MBKB vs. Ole Miss on Feb. 25, 1981)

Alex Box Stadium Bernie Moore Track Stadium Baseball Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Built - 1938 • Capacity - 7,760 Built - 1969 • Capacity - 5,680 Largest Crowd - 8,683 vs. Houston on March 6, 2004 Largest Crowd - 3,947 on June 1, 2001 (NCAA Championships)

Tiger Park Soccer Complex Softball Women’s Soccer Built - 1996 • Capacity - 1,000 Built - 1996 • Capacity - 1,500 Largest Crowd - 1,506 vs. Southern Miss on May 22, 1999 (NCAA Regional) Largest Crowd - 911 vs. Tennessee on Sept. 13, 1996

W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium Natatorium Men’s and Women’s Tennis Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Built - 1970 • Capacity - 550 Built - 1985 • Capacity - 2,200

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